- Award-winning author-photographer- Noted language consultants Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy- Intimate, original photographs- Children share their lives in Spanish and English- World list, map, family history, and cultural backgroundGrades K-4 National Social Studies Standards- Culture: I- Explore and describe similarities and differences in the ways people, societies, and cultures address similar human needs and concerns- Give examples of how experiences may be interpreted differently by people from diverse cultural perspectives- Describe ways in which language, stories, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture