Pepe el Toro is a humble carpenter who lives peacefully with his paralized mother, his daughter, and his girlfriend. They all join together to fight injustice after Pepe is wrongfully accused of murder. The first in Infante's Pepe el Toro Trilogy. "Esta historia narra la vida de un humilde carpintero que injustamente es acusado de un crimen. En la cárcel se encuentra con el verdadero culpable del asesinato que le impugnan y logra demostrar su inocencia....

JORGE R. ARAUJO-MATIZ, naci en Buenos Aires, Argentina, viudo con dos hijos, Ral y Daniel. Araujo-Matiz creci en Buenos Aires, el Barrio de Mataderos, all recibi primaria y secundaria educacin, atendi la Universidad donde obtuvo el titulo de Arquitecto. Inmigro a los Estados Unidos. Trabajo para diferentes Compaas y el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en toda Europa y el Medio Oriente. Autor ha viajado extensamente por England, Alemania, Espaa, Grecia...

In early March of 1362 Dom Pedro, King of Portugal, arrives in Oporto to make merry with its inhabitants on the last day of Carnaval. The townspeople are delighted with his arrival and celebrate the last day before Lent with music and dancing in the streets, drinking and feasting, and the lighting of bonfires. The king attends a great feast and dance at the bishop's palace then goes out to wander among the common folk. It is a joyous occasion for...

Pedro runs for class president against his friend Katie Woo.

Pedro would love to be the goalie in the team's first game, but another boy is bigger--so all his friends come over to help him practice before the tryout.

For over a year civil war has been raging in Portugal. The war began when King Afonso ordered the execution of the beautiful Ines de Castro because he believed she was encouraging his son, Crown Prince Pedro, into unwise actions that might lead to war with neighboring Castile. Ines was the only woman Pedro had ever truly loved. Maddened by her death, Pedro raised an army and swore to avenge her by destroying all involved in her execution. Up to this...

Pedro enters the same karate class that his friends Katie and JoJo, and learns some of the ninja moves that he admires in the movies.

With a new clubhouse in his yard, Pedro decides to start a mystery-solving club. Will he and his friends find the clues to crack the case? A simple plot, relatable characters, and reader-support tools are delivered with the young reader in mind.

Pedro and his friend Katie Woo are both running for class president. Pedro knows he can do great things for his class, if only he gets past that speech! A glossary and discussion questions make this early reader from Fran Manushkin a great choice for libraries..

Arg! It's Pirate Day at school. Pedro and his mateys have fun pretending to be pirates at school and home. But who will be captain of the ship? This dose of pirate fun is built to engage the young reader.