La maríposa
By: Francisco Jiménez ; illustrated by Simón Silva.
Contributors: Silva, Simon, ill.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boston, [Mass.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Schools -- Fiction; Mexican Americans -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Because he can only speak Spanish, Francisco, son of a migrant worker, has trouble when he begins first grade, but his fascination with the caterpillar in the classroom helps him begin to fit in.