Books with author Mario Lopez

Mario is having a hard time finding someone to play with. His sister, Marissa, is playing with Cousin Rosie, and his cousin Chico is off to baseball practice. When Nana asks Mario to babysit his cousin Gia while she bakes, he finds that babies can be a handful. But even when he feels that he has reached the end of his rope, it is baby Gia who reminds Mario that a family is built on love and caring.

Join the Lions kids on their first adventure through time as they race to save the famous naturalist, Charles Darwin, from a bleak fate at the hands of the mysterious Zealotor. More than an adventure, each book from the Lions Anthology embraces fiction to introduce its readers to a different luminary from the field of science, followed by literary and STEM review guides for teachers and homeschoolers alike!

Is the moon really made out of cheese? Of course it is. Join Jimmy and Max as they blast into space. Moon Cheese is an imaginative story in which ordinary characters find themselves in an extraordinary situation… As this story takes flight, Jimmy and Max discover not only is the moon made out of cheese, but a little adventure along the way. With a card board box, some masking tape, an ice-cream scooper, and some gidgets, gadgets, and doohickeys, your imagination will soar through the delightful pages of this picture book.

Marissa loves her big brother, Mario. He always comes up with fun ideas. When playing in their nana's backyard, they decide to make some mud tacos. That gives Mario an idea-how about some real tacos for lunch. Soon they are off to the store with Nana and their cousins Rosie and Chico. When Chico starts acting like a hotshot can the cousins show him how to have some real fun?"Celebrates the twin pleasures of childhood, food and imagination." -Kirkus Reviews

When Ash wakes up in the destroyed and burning world, it's not just her memory that's missing. Mostly everyone is gone. Killed in their fight for survival against the flesh eating animal hordes.And when an ominous and all-seeing voice puts her life on bounty for her past crimes, she has to team up with a rogue roup of survivors to find their way out of the city and discover the truth about her past.

How Do Microscopes Work? is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.4 and Literacy.L.3.4a. Readers learn how microscopes work in this book, illustrated by full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text. This book should be paired with “Miguel Uses a Microscope" (9781477724989) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.

Mario is having a hard time finding someone to play with. His sister, Marissa, is playing with Cousin Rosie, and his cousin Chico is off to baseball practice. When Nana asks Mario to babysit his cousin Gia while she bakes, he finds that babies can be a handful. But even when he feels that he has reached the end of his rope, it is baby Gia who reminds Mario that a family is built on love and caring.

Yoga Makes Everything Better : Lined Composition Notebook Gift for Women Yoga TeachersShe'll love this feminist journal for strong women Yoga Instructors. This notebook makes the perfect gift for professional women or students who are in college, graduate school or business school. It is the perfect size coworker gift that your office friend or family member can carry anywhere. It makes a great birthday gift or Christmas stocking stuffer.