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Ten leading contemporary children's writers from Spain and Latin America--including Eliacer Cansino, Gloria Cecilia Díaz, Gonzalo Moure, and Ana María Shua--have created short stories based on the UNICEF's Charter of Children's Rights. Each one lends itself perfectly for classroom discussion. The complete text of the charter is included at the end of the book.978846960124\\The lone tree on Peace Street is rather grouchy. He especially does not like it when kids climb him. When autumn comes, his mood sours even more. He becomes so dried out, the town decides he must be cut down. The children ...

In the Land of Fake-Believe, Princess Pink meets Scaredy-Pants Wolf--a baker whose bakery has been robbed! Little Red Quacking Hood is stealing pies from the Big Bad Bakery! Princess, Scaredy-Pants, and their friend Moldylocks follow Little Red over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's hair salon. Can they stop Little Red? With easy-to-read text and engaging full-color artwork throughout, kids will be drawn right into Noah Z. Jones's latest fractured fairy tale! En el Reino de Mentirita, Princesa Rosada conoce al Lobo Miedoso, ¡un panadero cuya panadería ha sido robada!...

"Is that my cat? It can't be." Something's up with this rather large kitty, the same one who used to fit through the cat door and climb trees fearlessly. In true Jonathan Allen style, the story unfolds little by little, page by page, keeping us guessing right until the end, when we get a BIG, happy surprise.

Samuel Collier de doce años, es un niño humilde de las calles de Londres. Cuando se convierte en el paje del Capitán John Smith y aborda el Susan Constant con destino al Nuevo Mundo, no puede creer su buena fortuna. Ha oído que por aquellos lados el oro llega a las costas con cada marea. Pero a partir del tormentoso viaje y su primer contacto con los nativos, se da cuenta de que el Nuevo Mundo no es nada parecido a lo que él imaginaba. La exuberante costa de Virginia donde establecen la colonia de James Town es a la vez hermosa e imponente, y es difícil saber quién es amigo o enemigo....