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Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la niņa de las flores
Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl la nia de las flores Author:Jorge Argueta Miles away from their home in El Salvador, Xochitl (Soh-cheel) and her family make a home in America. Xochitl misses her familys small flower business and garden back home. By selling flowers on the street the Flores family begin to make friends with their new neighbors. But it is not until the family decides to start a nursery that Xochit... more »l learns the value of community. Award-winning writer Jorge Argueta has crafted a moving story about a familys determination to set down roots and about their childs blooming in a new environment. Carl Angels artwork splendidly documents this quintessentially American immigration story.« less