Title: La mariposa
First published: 1995
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
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Schools, Mexican Americans, Escuelas, Mexicano-americanos, Ficción juvenil, Fiction, Children's fiction, Butterflies, fiction, Second language acquisition, Children of migrant laborers, Mexican American students, Toleration, Écoles, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Américains d'origine mexicaine, Langue seconde, Acquisition, Enfants de travailleurs migrants, Niños de trabajadores migratorios, Novela, Trabajadores migratorios agrícolas, School stories