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Junie B. Jones se va a pasar unos días a Hawái, ¡qué guay! El profe le pide que haga un reportaje fotográfico sobre sus vacaciones, pero ... ¿Y si en el avión solo viajan señoras gruñonas? ¿Y si Junie B. tiene un problemita cuando se va a poner el flotador para bañarse? ¿Y si a un pájaro tropical le da por hacerse un nido en su cabeza? ¡Así no hay manera de hacer una sola foto decente para el reportaje! ¿O sí?

A hungry robin sees an inchworm and is just about to eat it when the little insect tells the bird that he is quite useful because he can measure things. He ends up measuring all sorts of birds, inch by inch, until he meets a hungry nightingale. Will this talent be able to save him once again?

Now in Spanish! The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican. If Dominican were a color, it would be the sunset in the sky, blazing red and burning bright. If Dominican were a color, it’d be the roar of the ocean in the deep of the night, With the moon beaming down rays of sheer delight. The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited. Maiz comes up amarillo, the blue-black of dreams washes over sandy shores, and people’s skin can be the shade of cinnamon in cocoa or of mahogany. This...

What better place to learn about light and dark than in art class? Children will love learning about opposites in this charming book set in a familiar location. Readers follow along as a relatable narrator and his classmates paint pictures and learn about contrasting colors. Bright illustrations and accessible text reinforce the understanding of this important aspect of early elementary curricula. Beginning readers and young listeners alike will enjoy and learn from this entertaining book.