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Because he can only speak Spanish, Francisco, son of a migrant worker, has trouble when he starts first grade, but his fascination with the caterpillar in the classroom helps him begin to fit in.

Francisco Jimenez chronicles the experiences he had after his family left Mexico for California when he was just a child.

A story presented in English and Spanish in which a boy named Panchito worries that he will not get the gift he has been hoping for when his family has to move a few days before Christmas to find work.

Having come from Mexico to California ten years ago, fourteen-year-old Francisco is still working in the fields but fighting to improve his life and complete his education.