Full AspenCat Catalog

Discover that there are 6000 different kinds of dragonflies, and how they reproduce.

"All sorts of animals flutter and hum, dance and stretch, and slither and leap their way through this joyful collection of poems in English and Spanish. Julie Paschkis's words and art sing in both languages, bringing out the beauty and playfulness of the animal world"--

In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa. A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while. The children imagine that their ingredients are different parts of an orchestra -- the tomatoes are bongos and kettledrums, the onion, a maraca, the cloves of garlic, trumpets and the cilantro, the conductor....

"A young Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and searches for someone in the community to fix the instrument, which leads her to discover her grandfather's legacy as a mariachi. Includes an author's note and glossary"--

A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

Algunas cosas estan cerca-- close. Otras cosas son lejanas-- far. Puedes decir lo que esta cerca?

A loveable dog named Max cares about his family and always shows his emotions on his face, whether he is happy, sad, or silly.

Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.

In winter... I am going to build a snowman! What are you going to build? En invierno... ¡Voy a hacer un muñeco de nieve! ¿Qué vas a hacer tú?" In winter, there are so many things to do: build a snowman, drink cocoa, catch snowflakes on your tongue. What are you going to do in winter? With vibrant photographs and text in both English and Spanish, In Winter / En Invierno will soon become a story time favorite!

A history of the cowboy in America from the time the Spanish brought cattle to the New World in the 1500s through the Civil War.