Books with author Gloria de Aragon Andujar

Vain and selfish Cuckoo learns a lesson in humility and generosity when she undertakes a brave task in this tale told in both English and Spanish. “A book almost as much a piece of folk art as it is a folktale.”--Kirkus Reviews

Cuckoo is beautiful. Trouble is, she's lazy. She never does her share of work-that is, until a field fire threatens the season's seed crop and Cuckoo is the only one who can save it. But will she risk harming her lovely feathers by flying through the thick smoke and flames?

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.

Compares the lives of two fourteen-year-olds--an illegal immigrant who sells herself on the streets and a suburban princess obsessed with becoming head cheerleader--both trapped in worlds where beauty and youth are pricey commodities.