Markie Mask vs. Pandemonster

Ten leading contemporary children's writers from Spain and Latin America--including Eliacer Cansino, Gloria Cecilia Díaz, Gonzalo Moure, and Ana María Shua--have created short stories based on the UNICEF's Charter of Children's Rights. Each one lends itself perfectly for classroom discussion. The complete text of the charter is included at the end of the book.978846960124\\The lone tree on Peace Street is rather grouchy. He especially does not like it when kids climb him. When autumn comes, his mood sours even more. He becomes so dried out, the town decides he must be cut down. The children ...

Ideas like freedom and equality died with the planet Earth. Now, on Mars, there exists a strict caste system that is represented by colors. Gold belongs to the governing elite. Darrow is not gold; he is red. To survive, he must hide this without forgetting that each death, each step in the battle, is for liberty.

Camila ten a un peque o problema. "Si me siento debajo de la escalera y pienso, lo puedo resolver en un ratito." Se acomod debajo de la escalera que daba al jard n y pens un ratito y otro m s. Entonces se dio cuenta de que entre m s pensaba, m s grande se hac a el problema. a d nde van a parar las cosas que olvidamos?

"¿Cuánto hace que no has mirado debajo de la cama? Piénsalo. Con calma. Bien, en todo ese tiempo ¿cuánto crees que habrá crecido la pelusa ahí debajo? Imagina cómo habrá engordado, cómo serán sus dientes y cuán terrible será su mirada. Ahora mira debajo de la cama. Si te atreves"--Page 4 of cover.