El pintor de trenes

A retelling of The Magic Nutcracker, a young girl rescues her nutcracker from an attack by mice. The nutcracker becomes a prince and takes her to see the Snow King and Queen, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and waltzing flowers. Beginning-to-Read(tm) books foster independent reading and comprehension. Using high frequency words and repetition, readers gain confidence in independent reading. Newly revised full-color illustrations support the easy fiction text. Word list and a note to caregivers are included. Perfect for an early introduction to Spanish.

This fractured fairy tale weaves the story of Marilla. After the talented swimmer saves her classmate Denys when he is pushed into a pool, they become friends. She teaches him how to swim, and he encourages her love of singing despite her parents' wishes. But with a big swim meet and singing competition coming up, a jealous teammate offers to help Marilla get an audition slot if she throws their match. Will Marilla sink or swim? Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Professionally translated.

Aquel muchacho se pasaba las horas subido a un gran árbol. Su madre le gritaba desde la ventana: ¡Eres un niño terrible! Y así todos los días del año, tanto y tan seguido que se olvidó de su propio nombre. Pero un día extraño de mayo, el niño terrible encontró en la copa del árbol un pequeño huevo de pájaro. Anna Castagnoli es escritora e ilustradora que también ha publicado en OQO Editora El Gran Viaje y Buscando el Norte.

Wonderfully atmospheric illustrations capture the feeling of a foggy, gray winter afternoon as well as the lonesome, hopeful watchfulness so familiar to any child, as a little girl stands at a frosty window, drawing pictures in the condensation on the windowpane waiting for her mother to come home.