Hay Un Monstruo En El Bosque!

This exciting tale of the daring search of a young Muisca boy, Taicuache, to discover the true secrets of El Dorado buried deep in the sacred waters of Lake Guatavita unveils several legends from Colombia’s rich indigenous tradition. Full of secrets, surprises, and vibrant colors, this interactive book includes a deck of cards, a mask, a magic tablet and quill, and a bookmark. Este cuento emocionante de la búsqueda atrevida de un joven muisca, Taicuache, para descubrir los verdaderos secretos del Dorado enterrados en las aguas sagradas de la laguna de Guatavita despliega varias leyendas de ...

Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones. With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the green grasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eaten before they can get any larger. As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the...

Pedro Pujante ha logrado recuperar en estos relatos las inquietantes atmósferas e hilos argumentales del mejor Realismo Mágico y ha sabido captar con maestría su esencia. Quien lea ESPEJOS Y OTRAS ORILLAS comprenderá que la realidad y lo mágico están sutilmente alineados en un mismo plano. Las palabras son las únicas armas, poderosas armas, que utiliza Pujante para descolocarnos, para hacernos sentir el extrañamiento, la presencia de lo ilógico y de lo insólito. Para derrumbar, frase a frase, la frontera entre lo real y lo onírico, entre lo mágico y lo cotidiano. E inundar y...

Librarians are experts when it comes to books and reading! Readers will enjoy following the narrator as they attend story time at their community library. The narrator explores new books and learns a lot from listening to the librarian read. Just as the library’s books fascinate the children in the text, this book will engage children with its illustrations and familiar story. This book fosters an emerging reader’s excitement about reading, and inspires those who haven’t yet learned to read to get started.