CD9. Nuestra historia

Children explore the concepts of big and small in the world around them, from big round pancakes to tiny little seashells.

Lights! Camera! It's time to explore the art of animation! This engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title allows readers to explore an exciting career as an animator. Readers will be introduced to the history of animation and find out what techniques and equipment animators used to turn their illustrations into the first animated shorts. Through stimulating facts, vivid images, sketches, photos, informative text, and an interview with a real-life animator, readers will discover everything about animation, including character development, storyboarding, and even how the Foley artists...

In this humorous historical fiction book, Sam Clemens is suffering from writer's block. He decides to post a "Characters Needed" sign on the side of the road. Little does he know that 2 mischievous boys named Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn will show up. Will they be able to help Mark Twain write his story? Or will they be more trouble than he bargained for? This 32-page illustrated hi-lo book will appeal to kids who enjoy imaginative stories featuring classic characters. Reluctant and avid readers who enjoy humorous stories will not be able to put this one down.

Knowing when to say we're sorry means knowing when we've hurt someone, whether it was intentional or not. This is not always easy to do, especially for children. This book presents readers with a variety of relatable scenarios in which young people recognize the need for an apology. Readers follow Louis as he shares an embarrassing secret about Aaron with his other classmates, who make fun of Aaron. Louis feels bad for sharing Aaron's secret. What can he do? Each colorful spread presents a different real-life situation that will instill in readers the importance of knowing when to say, "I'm...