Books with author Robert Casilla

Long, long, long ago, Bella and her grandmother Mamá Alma admired their vegetable garden. They liked gardening together. They grew sunflowers and lilies too, and chatted with lizards and hummingbirds. They walked around the flowers and vegetables holding hands, something they had done frequently since Bella was a baby. As her grandmother aged, Bella helped her to walk. “Every year, I need your help more and more,” said Mamá Alma.Sitting on their favorite rock, they remembered how Mamá Alma carried Bella to show her the sun and everything that grew in its powerful rays: trees, cacti, corn and flowers. The oldest and wisest woman in the village, she taught her granddaughter to sing, tell stories and weave. Mamá Alma is pleased that Bella has become the best healer in the village, the one everyone comes to for help with a sick bird or a stomach ache. Mamá Alma tells her granddaughter to remember their happy times together and to plan an annual “remembering day,” a special time to think about her when she is gone.In this special bilingual picture book for children, acclaimed author Pat Mora creates an origin myth in which she imagines how the Mexican custom of remembering deceased loved ones—El día de los muertos or the Day of the Dead—came to be. With tender illustrations by Robert Casilla that depict Bella and Mamá Alma’s loving relationship, this book will encourage children to honor loved ones, whether by writing stories and poems or creating their own remembering place.

Updated September 2018 with RPO totals for each model for each year. Buying an XLR or XLR-V? Selling an XLR or XLR-V? Own an XLR or XLR-V? This book is for you. The hand-built Cadillac XLR and high performance XLR-V were extremely low production two-seat convertibles built at the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Corvette factory. This well-researched reference book tells you the GM paint code and RPO order code of every color of Reatta ever made, how many were built in that color, and the interior and exterior color combinations for all six years of production. Big enough to put in the back pocket of your jeans when you go look at the XLR of your dreams, many of the facts in this book are compiled from primary source GM documents - stop searching the internet hoping to find accurate XLR information! Includes easy-to-read tables and charts and provides instruction on how to locate and decode your Service Parts Identification label. Also contains discussion and facts that might surprise you: There were 102 units of the 2004 Neiman Marcus Ultra Violet Limited Edition XLR but the numbered sill plates indicate 101. Why? Sources indicate 228 units of Light Platinum XLRs built in 2007 and 187 units in 2008. Why are those totals incorrect? If you removed the engine appearance cover on your 2008 XLR-V, whose name would you find? What XLR and XLR-V paint colors were not shared with Corvette? Yearly totals for 2007-09 Mary Kay Pink Pearl XLRs are known but are not derived from a paint RPO. How are they derived? Be sure to check out other automotive fact books by Robert Casey: Corvette Colors (a five book series), Buick Reatta, Cadillac Allanté, Fiero, 1982-1992 Firebird, and the upcoming SSR and Holden GTO.

Our national forests are among the great natural treasures of the United States. In the national forests, wildlife can roam free. People may enjoy outdoor activities. The national forests are also a resource for timber. Today, we may take these forests for granted. But without Gifford Pinchot and other conservationists in the early twentieth century, the national forests would not exist today. Pinchot put a stop to the destruction of the nation's forests by introducing methods that would ensure healthy forests for years to come. He was helped by another man who loved the outdoors: President Theodore Roosevelt. Late one night in the White House, they set aside large areas and designated them public lands. They made many people happy. But they made others furious. Gary Hines's inspiring story, beautifully illustrated by Robert Casilla, shows how two remarkable individuals changed the landscape of the nation.

Growing up under the blistering sun of the desert, the boy Mexicatl can hardly imagine being chosen to lead his people - until he has a vision. One day the Morning Star tells him to search for "a place of harmony" and reveals the sacred image of the eagle and snake. Only after Mexicatl learns the hard lessons of leadership do his people prosper. Richly illustrated, this is an enchanting story of faith and wisdom, drawn from ancient Aztec history.

Growing up under the blistering sun of the desert, the boy Mexicatl can hardly imagine being chosen to lead his people - until he has a vision. One day the Morning Star tells him to search for "a place of harmony" and reveals the sacred image of the eagle and snake. Only after Mexicatl learns the hard lessons of leadership do his people prosper. Richly illustrated, this is an enchanting story of faith and wisdom, drawn from ancient Aztec history.