Gary Soto's poetry delves into the experiences of adolescence, poverty, and Latino culture with a keen eye for the details of everyday life. His work is often characterized by a gentle humor and a deep empathy for his subjects. Soto skillfully captures complex emotions and narratives, offering readers authentic and resonant portrayals. His writing consistently explores themes of identity and belonging within the American landscape.
Chato, the vibrant cat from the barrio, is determined to throw a surprise birthday party for his friend Novio Boy, who has never celebrated before. He enthusiastically organizes the festivities, from inviting neighbors to preparing food and music. However, in his excitement, Chato forgets the guest of honor, leading to a humorous twist. Featuring lively text with Spanish terms and colorful illustrations, this sequel to Chato's Kitchen captures the joy of friendship and community celebration.
Set in East L.A., the story follows Chato, a stylish low-riding cat, who is thrilled about his new neighbors—a plump family of mice. Eager to welcome them, Chato and his friend Novio Boy prepare a feast, but their intentions take a humorous turn as Chato views the mice as the perfect main course. This playful tale explores themes of friendship, culinary creativity, and the humorous side of predatory instincts.
A sweetly humorous middle grade novel packed with action, basketball, and a dash of magical realism about friendship and family, first crushes, and belonging, from acclaimed author Gary Soto. Thirteen-year-old Jordan Mendoza has a huge crush on his classmate, Sierra, but he's never going to win her affections if he stays a C student and keeps embarrassing himself on the basketball court. And it doesn't help that his best friend, Antonio, likes to tease him about it all a little too much. But when Jordan dives into the waters of a dangerous irrigation canal to save a drowning puppy, he's suddenly got even more on his mind than kissing Sierra and making the starting team. Can he nurse the abandoned puppy back to health (and will his parents let him keep her) Who threw her into the canal--and is it possible that there are more puppies needing rescue And why are the cops suddenly at Jordan's door, looking for him There's something for every reader in this story's mix of humor, sports, themes of thrilling independence, subtle strands of magical realism, and timely social commentary, all held together by a sweet and satisfying emotional core.
The poet writes, "The Monday when Daylight Savings, 2021, kicked in, I was left in the dark. The morning light appeared in our eastern window, then was gone by the time I finished washing the lunchtime dishes. The daytime was downright stingy in offering sunlight's optimism. A few days later, while I was on my couch with an Afghan around my legs, I sat up from my ten-minute nap, struck by a bright idea. I would write a hundred poems in a hundred days-why not? I pictured myself licking the end of a pencil to get them written in sort of a captain's log-do it longhand, I told myself. I woke before sunrise, wrote, revised, and got a poem done by lunchtime. Ambitious me. In truth this Hundred Poems Project was absurd. I knew-other poet friends knew-that more than half would end up the fireplace if not the angry teeth of our paper shredder. For me, that was a given. The act of writing mattered-keep it going, I told myself, be like a beaver and chew on a pencil, put down some lines, don't forsake this craft! This private project of mine was a reminder to myself that after five decades I remain a poet, a calling few can claim. I provide forty-eight of the one hundred poems written that fall. I like to think of this period as my downtime on the couch. The writing was anything but restful."
As Touya's party grows, intense battles and all sorts of intrigue await,but at the end of the day, it's all about having a fun journey across amagical land! Don't miss the latest volume of In Another World With MySmartphone!
Dzięki ponad 400 wysokiej jakości zdjęciom, przejrzystym ilustracjom
anatomicznym i dokładnym opisom, publikacja poświęcona stomatologii
weterynaryjnej kotów może być wizualnym przewodnikiem umożliwiającym lepsze
zrozumienie, szybką identyfikację i leczenie chorób jamy ustnej i zębów u tego
gatunku w codziennej praktyce lekarza weterynarii. Przejrzysta i powtarzalna
struktura materiału: etiologia, cechy kliniczne i diagnostyczne składa się na
format, który umożliwia czytelnikowi szybkie wyszukiwanie wiadomości, a
zestawienie kilku rodzajów obrazów (np. zdjęć i odpowiadających im zdjęć RTG)
umożliwia wielowymiarowy wgląd w prezentowany materiał.
