Corre, corre, Lola

This impressive pop-up book tells the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe-one of Latin America's most powerful icons. Beautifully narrated, the text is a mixture of Mexican, Native American, and Spanish styles. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Marco, el prometedor hijo de un senador romano, vuelve a Roma tras pasar un año en Alejandría donde había estudiado filosofía y afianzado su compromiso cristiano. Regresa a su ciudad henchido de deseos de transformar la sociedad pagana de su tiempo. Pero ser cristiano es un asunto peligroso en el siglo II, como tantos mártires lo confirmaban con su vida... Al igual que su hermana Junia, ajusticiada en el anfiteatro por el crimen de ser cristiana. Aquello había supuesto un duro golpe para Marco, y a la vez había sido como el grano de trigo que comienza a germinar.

While learning to make tortillas on her seventh birthday, Magda tries to make perfectly round ones like those made by her grandmother but instead creates a variety of wonderful shapes.

Librarians are experts when it comes to books and reading! Readers will enjoy following the narrator as they attend story time at their community library. The narrator explores new books and learns a lot from listening to the librarian read. Just as the library’s books fascinate the children in the text, this book will engage children with its illustrations and familiar story. This book fosters an emerging reader’s excitement about reading, and inspires those who haven’t yet learned to read to get started.