Kuku na Mwewe - El aguila y la gallina (Kuku and Mwewe - A Swahili Folktale)

Now available in Spanish! An eleven-year-old’s world is upended by political turmoil in this “lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification” (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile. Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile—until one day when warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates start disappearing from class without a word. Celeste doesn’t quite know what is happening, but one thing is clear: no one is safe, not anymore. The country has been ...

Querido lector, Mi nombre es Andrea Oliva Jiménez de Lara Valverde. Nací en la ciudad de Celaya (Guanajuato, México) el 23 de diciembre de 1976. Soy la segunda hija de 5 hermanos. Agradezco todo el apoyo que siempre me han dado mis padres. Desde niña me imaginaba en una cabaña en medio del bosque ya anciana escribiendo y viendo nacer mi primera obra, llenándome con esto de satisfacción por realizar mi sueño. Hoy, a mis 35 años, he tomado los cuentos que escribí en mi infancia y adolescencia inspirándome en el entorno y el contacto con la naturaleza. Esta sencilla obra infantil...

The possibilities are endless on sunny days. In this fiction title, a relatable narrator walks readers through a beautiful sunny day, where playing outside, getting sun, and going to the beach are the order of the day. Readers learn what makes sunny days special and how to enjoy them with friends and family. Lively text and colorful illustrations bring this title’s colorful cast of characters to life. Accessible language makes this a perfect starter book for young readers.

Entrañable y divertido cuento que nos desvela la riqueza que suponen esas personas especiales, diferentes, aquellas que mas nos necesitan y que son juzgadas por no ajustarse al patron de la normalidad. In these times of social bullying in school, a book like Dorothy will help children to defend themselves and others against people who hate differences. Lexile Level: 570L