La Mariposa

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Author(s)	Francisco Jimenez
Illustrator(s)	Simon Silva
Age Group	4-8
Publisher	HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN	978-0618073177
Year	2000

Francisco, an immigrant from Mexico and the son of migrant workers, has difficulty adjusting to first grade in a new school because he doesn't speak English and, to make matters worse, the class bully seems to have it in for him. Francisco becomes fascinated with a jar containing a caterpillar and fantasizes about flying out of the classroom like a butterfly and back to his Papa in the fields. Francisco’s interest in butterflies also inspires a drawing that earns Francisco a prize and the respect of his classmates.

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