Goodbye Usa Hola Mexico

Tom--the kid from Chicago who visited his Paris relatives and learned French in a previous Barron's book--is now off to Mexico City to visit his cousin Pablo. Tom doesn't speak a word of Spanish, but here's his chance to learn. Boys and girls who read this story will see the sights of Mexico City and learn Spanish words and phrases. Full color.

Tom--the kid from Chicago who visited his Paris relatives and learned French in a previous Barron's book--is now off to Mexico City to visit his cousin Pablo. Tom doesn't speak a word of Spanish, but here's his chance to learn. Boys and girls who read this story will see the sights of Mexico City and learn Spanish words and phrases. Full color.

This time Tom is off to Mexico City to visit his cousin Pablo, his Aunt Margarita, and his Uncle Juan. Tom doesn't speak a word of Spanish, but here's his chance to learn! Boys and girls who read Tom and Pablo's story will also have fun, seeing the sights of Mexico City, and learning Spanish words and phrases. Full-color illustrations capture the color and flavor of Mexico City.

"Learn about Mexico, a country famous for its colorful fiestas and its rich history blending Aztec, Mayan, and European influences ... Explore Mexico's traditions in arts and music, including its world-famous mariachi bands"--Provided by publisher.

Tom enjoys his stay in Paris and learns new French words with the help of his cousin, aunt, and uncle. Pronunciation information is included in the text.

An aid for librarians and teachers interested in exposing students in kindergarten through high school with an understanding and appreciation of the people, history, and art and political, social, and economic problems of Central and South American countries, and Latino-heritage people in the United States.

In 1920s Southern California, Lupita Camacho leaves Mexico and settles not far from the border--and so begins the journey of an American family told by a chain of tales stretching across three generations. Early stories track Lupita's concessions to the demands of her new country and her new fish cannery job overseen by a lecherous boss who makes sure Lupita, her friend Rosa, and their Chinese coworkers work long, hard, and, for the most part, in silence, since speaking any language but English is forbidden. The family's first-generation Americans populate later stories as they work toward assimilation, complete with kidney-shaped inground pools, even though their homes and children never quite match those in the pages of Ladies Home Journal. Finally, distanced from the culture of their ancestors and freed from the stigma of accented English, Lupita's grandchildren live lives that are as wide-open as America: hosting karaoke nights, becoming female wrestlers, arriving at high school reunions utterly transformed. However, these modern-day family members discover that despite their freedom, they somehow remain set apart. In a time when the word "immigrant" has become politically charged and sometimes stripped of its earlier sense of dignity, these exquisitely human stories provide welcome restoration. In Hola and Goodbye, Donna Miscolta's altogether fascinating and flawed characters face progress and failure against the backdrop of each new generation--bound together, and to us all, by the search for a place in this world.

Textbook study of the geography and history of Texas.