100 cuentos clasicos / 100 Classic Stories

MITOS & LEYENDAS DE AMERICA LATINA is a Spanish childrens book that uses stories to explain puzzling questions, myths, and legends from Latin America. For example, have you ever wondered why the sun shines more than the moon? Or, why toads have spots on their skin? At school, teachers show us several answers to these types of questions, but in the past, different people who inhabited the Earth created stories full of magic and fantasy to explain these phenomena. Note that each story has originated in a different culture, and therefore, at the end you will find some very interesting...

Chesley Award Winner A lavishly illustrated, enchanting collection of 10 of the best-loved fairy tales, chosen and edited by the artist, who spent more than four years creating the seventy-five oil paintings, reproduced here in full color. Belongs on every child's bookshelf.

In this “captivating and exquisite” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to Chile and after the dictator is removed, and makes it her mission to rebuild her community and find those who are still missing. During Celeste Marconi’s time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaíso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she’s finally returned home to find the horrible years of the dictatorship has left its mark on her once...

Lea es una adolescente alemana de 16 a os. un d a va a la exposici n de los soldados de barro chinos del periodo del emperador Shi Huahg Di, y comienza a interesarse por algunos aspectos de aquel pa s, donde ella naci . Sus padres adoptivos le dijeron que durante su estancia en China la adoptaron en un orfanato y que sus padres biol gicos murieron en un accidente. Sin embargo, al ahondar en sus investigaciones sobre China Para un art culo escolar, llega al tema de la ley de "familias con un solo hijo", y de ah a los asesinatos de muchas ni as reci n nacidas como trasfondo. Descubre entonces...