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A single mother explains to her son that his daddy left soon after he was born. Includes section with suggestions for answering the question, "Do I have a daddy?"

Leitmeritz, el brujo, resuelve los problemas de todos con la ayuda del Libro Rojo de los Hechizos. Pero no puede ayudar a su asistente, Chancery, el hombre azul y triste a quien la gente del pueblo llama el Horrible. Un día, mientras el Brujo está fuera del castillo, Chancery le pide al Libro Rojo de los Hechizos que le haga lindo. Este deseo trae consecuencias inesperadas.

Flowers and other forms of nature exist almost everywhere, but are especially abundant in the country. Anne soon realizes this when she visits her friend, Maria, in the country. But Anne longs to see the birds and flowers in the city, too. So, Anne takes action. With her neighbor, Mrs. Hill, she turns an empty lot into a beautiful garden. The science connection is understanding the importance of protecting the environment.

Suggested age: 10 years oldThere's only one spy left in the world -- the Last Spy. He has secrets to tell, and behind every secret there is a story. A mysterious destroyer of telescopes, who threatens to do away with astronomy. The search for a city that appears in every map, but never in the same place. An ancient book, written in an unknown language, kills those who try to decipher it. These are just a few of the mysteries, crimes and terrifying things that the Last Spy, always wandering from city to city, will have to confront.