In this Southwestern retelling of a childhood favorite, Burro finds it difficult to get any help from his friends as he diligently works to turn corn into tortillas. "For Creative Minds" section includes a Spanish/English glossary and a simple recipe for making tortillas.

George's friend Marco wants to make his famous tortillas for his abuela's birthday, and George is happy to help! But when George knocks over the bag of masa and the grocery store is all out, George and Marco are worried the birthday surprise will be ruined. Luckily, Uncle Enrique is there to take them on a new adventure to find out where masa comes from, how it's made, and how it gets from the farm to Marco's table.

Juan Carlos discovers that, with the right touch, he can transform some special tortilla dough into unexpected shapes.

"La madre ha preparado una rica tortilla para sus siete hijos hambrientos, pero a la tortilla no quiere que nadie sela coma. Una historia tracicional del sur de Chile con un final inesperado"--Cover. A woman has made a delicious tortilla for her seven hungry children, but the tortilla doesn't want to be eaten and runs away. A traditional story from the south of Chile, with an unexpected ending.

Marta Enos has been working hard on her homework & is hungry for a taste of Grandmothers big moon tortillas, "the best in the world." But as she rushes out to the cookhouse, disasters happen. Her homework blows out the window & is ruined by dogs. She drops her glasses & breaks them. Grandmother comforts her broken-hearted granddaughter with the wisdom of an old healing song: "When we have a problem, we must choose what we shall be." Marta chooses...