El Capitán Pértil

A collection of words that turn into phrases, phrases that form verses, verses that make songs and songs that tell of adventures, jokes and mischief.

It is Pepe’s first day of school in England, and he is a bit nervous, even though he will be going to the same one as Tom and Lia. His morning brings the first surprise of the day when Pepe discovers that he needs to wear a uniform. He then feels slightly overwhelmed in Ms. Pinkerton’s class when he finds that he understands some assignments but not others. The most interesting surprise of all, though, is when his science teacher brings out his pet hamster and it escapes--with all of the kids hot on its heels. Es el primer día de escuela en Inglaterra para Pepe, y está un poco nervioso, ...

Rina, Julia, Miriam, Sofía, Susy, Diana, Beatriz, Mary y Lili: nueve mujeres, nueve formas de entender el mundo. Las historias encadenadas que componen esta novela peinan a contrapelo la literatura hecha para mujeres a fi n de posicionarse como literatura hecha por mujeres. Por mujeres que en su día a día tiñen lo cotidiano con los tonos del amor, del desamor, de la pérdida, de la amistad, de la soledad, de la monotonía que se impone como marco salpicado con destellos de gracia. Y es que Margarita García Robayo hace de su escritura un instrumento capaz de rastrear en los detalles...

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.