Secretos en el backstage

With humor and warmth, this children's picture book raises awareness about poverty and hunger. Best friends Sofia and Maddi live in the same neighborhood, go to the same school, and play in the same park, but while Sofia's fridge at home is full of nutritious food, the fridge at Maddi's house is empty. Sofia learns that Maddi's family doesn't have enough money to fill their fridge and promises Maddi she'll keep this discovery a secret. But because Sofia wants to help her friend, she's faced with a difficult decision: to keep her promise or tell her parents about Maddi's empty fridge. Filled...

Nueva traducción en tapa dura con sobrecubierta que se convierte en póster. El profesor Pierre Aronnax se hace a la mar en busca de una criatura desconocida que aterroriza a todos los marineros. Un día, el terrible monstruo marino golpea su embarcación y lo arroja a la profundidad de las aguas. Pero allí le espera una gran sorpresa: la bestia feroz es en realidad un submarino, el mayor y más maravilloso que se haya visto nunca. Se llama Nautilus y lo comanda el Capitán Nemo. Él salva al profesor y sus compañeros y les da la bienvenida a bordo. Juntos emprenderán un largo viaje...

When children approach Agatha wanting to know the source of the beautiful fabrics in her weaving shop, she always recites a simple verse. Everything comes from something, Nothing comes from nothing. Just like paper comes from trees, And glass comes from sand, An answer comes from a question. All you have to do is ask. Perhaps Agatha forgets her own advice, for one night her pleasant sleep is disrupted by six cranky, cold, naked geese. They want to discuss the source of the feathers keeping her so warm in her brand new feather bed. In a delightful O. Henry-inspired ending, Agatha arrives at a...

Renowned Latina author Julia Alvarez recreates the legend of the Dominican folk character La Vieja Belen in this delighful bilingual rhyming story, beautifully illustrated by Dominican artist Ruddy Nuñez. Alvarez's retelling keeps the magic of the traditional account while contributing a down-to-earth, timely moral: "Of all the gifts you can give, your time is the best."