A rollicking counting adventure ensues when three friends try to corral their five cows but are thwarted by four armadillos, and the story is rounded out by roadrunners, coyotes, snakes, cactuses, and the Spanish interpretations of each event.

Thirteen short retellings of the adventures of Pedro Urdemales, a cunning Latin American trickster, follow his capers as he outwits a proud traveler, a band of murderous vigilantes, and the devil himself.

Alphabetically arranged stories, drawn from twenty-five distinct cultures, introduce young readers to more than one hundred animals and plants indigenous to the Americas. By the author-illustrator of On the Pampas. Jr Lib Guild.

While trying to cope with her job as the cook for a pompous and unjust king, Florinda finds herself involved in political affairs and condemned to the stake, in a colorful tale set in the mountains of South America.

In this Argentine version of a Hispanic folktale, a blacksmith makes a deal with the devil to extend his youth and good fortune

A retelling of a classic South American folktale follows Juan Pobreza, a poor blacksmith who receives three wishes from St. Peter but lets his skepticism about the saint's identity lead him to squander the wishes.