El absurdo Oxi

Los niños del barrio conjeturan acerca del sr. Matsuda, un japonés que ha llegado a vivir al vecindario e instalado un vivero, prejuiciados por las películas de guerra donde los nipones son siempre los malos. Se da entonces para uno de ellos, el protagonista de este relato, la oportunidad de trabajar con el nuevo vecino, ayudándole durante el verano en el vivero. Así comienza a florecer una amistad entre estas dos personas de diferentes generaciones y nacionalidades, enterándose el pequeño no solo de que su nuevo amigo luchó en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y tuvo la desgracia de ver y...

A little boy named Tomás learns a valuable lesson when his friends didn't like the way he showed off his new car. He planted pumpkin seeds, watered and cared for them, then carved each pumpkin and made them into a train for all his friends to enjoy.

Bedtime Classics: charmingly illustrated board book editions of perennial favorites, simplified for the youngest readers! Bedtime Classics introduce classic works of fiction to little literary scholars through character driven narratives and colorful illustration. Designed to be the perfect one minute bedtime story (or five minutes--if you're begged to read it over and over) parents can feel good about exposing their children to some of the most iconic pieces of literature while building their child's bookshelf with these trendy editions! Alice tumbles down the rabbit hole and enters a...

Children learn from all sorts of teachers throughout their lives, not just the ones in school. In this entertaining book, readers follow along as a relatable narrator learns from his aunt. Familiar locations, such as the grocery store, help beginning readers and young listeners apply what they learn to everyday situations. Bright illustrations and close picture-text correlation help readers develop reading comprehension skills and reinforce key concepts such as counting and pet care. This engaging book shows that learning can be fun for all ages.

'Come, Jameela. Stand right here. I need to do something.' I grab hold of his sleeve. 'Where are you going?' His face is twisted. He doesn't look at me. 'Never mind.' Jameela lives with her family in a war-torn village in Afghanistan. Life is hard, but when her mother dies, and her father remarries, Jameela has to face a greater horror. To survive she draws on the strong sense of self that her mother gave her. Based on a real girl called Sameela, and a real orphanage, this unforgettable novel tells the story of a devout Muslim girl and what life is really like in post-Taliban Afghanistan....