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"My name is Water but everyone calls me Little Water." In this beautiful, poetic ode to the life-giving force of water, award-winning children's book author Jorge Argueta describes—in English, Spanish and Nahuat—the life cycle of water from the perspective of one drop. From its birth deep in Mother Earth, Little Water climbs to the surface, passing through roots and rocks, light and darkness. Finally, the tiny bead of water makes it
...Dana est excitée à l'idée d'un voyage scolaire au Japon, même si elle y va avec la bande à Melly, le groupe des élèves in qui se moquent d'elle.
Dana est persuadée qu'elle s'intégrera bien au Japon, pays du manga et de l'anime. Mais elle découvre bientôt qu'il est tout aussi difficile de s'intégrer dans une culture étrangère que dans sa classe. Et Melissa, chef de la bande à Melly, ne rate pas une occasion
..."Today is Butterfly Day!" Julianita excitedly tells her grandfather as they make their way down Carmen Street to school one morning. Today is the day Julianita and her friends have been waiting for—they're going to learn about monarch butterflies. But what's even more thrilling is they're each going to receive their very own caterpillar to raise! When Julianita gets hers, she names him Tiger because of his striking yellow and black stripes.
...Even at the advanced age of seven, Magda Madrigal can remember back to when she was a little girl and would watch her abuela making tortillas. Having studied closely the techniques of a master, she now feels confident of her own ability to turn out beautiful, delicious, and round tortillas. But somehow the rolling pin and the kitchen comal still hold a few surprises for the perplexed Magda—and for her extended family. Great art isn't always
...Abuela's visits from Mexico are always full of excitement for young Sabrina. She can't wait to see what's in her grandmother's yellow suitcase covered in stickers from all the places she has visited. Opening it is like opening a treasure chest, and this year is no different. Inside are a host of riches: colorful ribbons, a clay whistle shaped like a bird, a drum, and the strong smell of chocolate. "Abuelita, do you want to play a game? Let's pretend
..."My name is Ana. Every year, my family makes tamales for Christmas. This year, I am six, so I get to mix the dough, which is made of cornmeal. My sister Lidia is eight, so she gets to spread the dough on the corn husk leaves. I wish I was eight, so that my hands would be big enough to spread the dough just right—not too thick and not too thin." And so the years pass, and Ana turns eight, ten, twelve, fourteen, sixteen. But every year, big
...One night, while Dalia slept safely wrapped in her mother's cool silken sheets, her hair grew and grew. By the time the rooster crowed, her hair had "grown straight up to the sky, tall and thick as a Cuban royal palm tree." Her mother was amazed, and wondered what her daughter would do with her wondrous hair. As Dalia looked at the flowers blooming in the garden, an idea sprouted inside her. She decorated her hair with leaves from the forest and
...9) Quizás algo hermoso: Cómo el arte transformó un barrio (Maybe Something Beautiful Spanish edition)
¿De qué sirve un toque de color en una comunidad de gris? ¡Como descubren Mira y sus vecinos, más de lo que puedas imaginar! Basado en la historia real del Urban Art Trail en San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful revela cómo el arte puede inspirar la transformación, y cómo incluso los artistas más pequeños pueden lograr algo grande. ¡Toma un pincel y únete a la
...10) El Mago de Oz
Dorothy anhela viajar a una tierra diferente y su deseo se hace realidad cuando un tornado se la lleva junto a su perrito al mundo de Oz. Dorothy, tras ofender a la malvada Bruja del Oeste, y por sugerencia de la Bruja Buena del Norte, se dirige por el camino amarillo hacia la Ciudad Esmeralda, donde vive el todopoderoso Mago de Oz, que puede ayudar a la niña a regresar a su hogar. Por el camino se hace amiga del Espantapájaros, el Hombre de
...Enola Holmes regresa en su primera aventura tras el éxito de la película de Netflix, que la ha llevado de nuevo a los primeros puestos de las listas de ventas.
Enola Holmes es la hermana de Sherlock y Mycroft. Y al igual que ellos, posee inteligencia, habilidades e inclinaciones detectivescas.
Cuando la señorita Letitia Glover, una mujer emancipada, acude a Sherlock para pedirle que averigüe qué ha ocurrido con su hermana
...In this entertaining new take on the classic tale, the time comes for Dozy, Pokey, and Hardy to strike out on their own. Warned by their parents to build sturdy houses to protect themselves from the big, bad wolf, Dozey and Pokey ignore their parents' advice and build flimsy houses. But Hardy is different; he listens, works hard, and builds a strong house.
When the big, bad wolf appears, the story takes a unique twist. Hardy turns hero and his
...The bear cub Teddy is a grumpy bear. Even though he had been a happy baby from a loving family, along the way he had lost his smile. He doesn't enjoy any of the things that usually make children happy, such as baseball, bike riding, rides at Playland, and swimming. Teddy tries real hard to find his smile, but nothing works, until he asks his grandpa for advice. Grandpa tells him that he can only get his smile back if he makes others happy. Teddy
...Spike the rebel is a mean-spirited bully in his neighborhood and school. All the kids are afraid of him, except Mary. She warns him that one day his meanness will come back to haunt him. Spike on a family camping trip, steals a canoe, rows past a caution sign, and ends up being thrown over the waterfalls. He survives, but the incident only makes him meaner. Next, he steals a kid's BB gun and shoots a protected eagle. Even worse, when the park ranger
..."That's my mule! I'm not sharing!" cries Sally about Stiffy her mule. Benny and his mule Bossy feel the same way. So goes this entertaining saga about some very stubborn characters refusing to share, work, or play together.
It's only when Dad gets involved and ties the mules together that they learn an important object lesson: in order to eat, they must cooperate. After much struggling, the mules finally work together, and in the process teach
...Missy the mouse has a very big problem—she hates the way she looks! If only she were as big and beautiful as Horace the cat, then all her problems would be gone.
One day, while being chased by Horace, the incredible happens. Missy's wish comes true! She turns into a cat—not just any cat, but the biggest and most beautiful cat in the whole world. But she quickly discovers that cats have problems with dogs. As Missy wishes herself into
...Proud Rooster, always ignoring everyone's advice, gets into all sorts of trouble. Filling his tummy with green strawberries, falling off a tree while showing off, and skating on thin ice after being repeatedly warned, nearly do him in.
But Proud Rooster's final hard lesson changes him forever. While lying on a hospital bed, he's glad to learn that it's not too late to obey.
Virtues: Humility / Respect for Parents / Self-Discipline
When a tiny, yellow egg appears on the scene, three friends, Speckles the spider, Crumbs the cricket, and Annie the ant, aren't sure what to think. But when Katy the caterpillar appears, Speckles and Crumbs think the caterpillar is much too ugly to be their friend.
Only Annie the ant looks past the caterpillar's funny shape and makes friends with Katy. As Katy the caterpillar begins her strange transformation into a beautiful butterfly, Annie
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