La piedra de la paciencia / The Stone of Patience

La hormiga Miga, harta de ir en fila siempre con sus compañeras, decide marcharse a ver mundo. Ayudada por otros animales, acaba subiendo hasta la cabeza de la jirafa Rafa, para saber qué se ve a tanta distancia del suelo. ¿Qué es lo que se podrá divisar desde un sitio tan alto? Una estupenda historia que muestra que hay distintas formas de ver la vida.

"Sencilla historia que aborda la importancia de diversificar la manera en que pasamos el tiempo libre. Además, invita a los lectores (y a sus padres) a ser conscientes de su relación con los aparatos electrónicos." -- publisher website

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 ...

Award-winning Lulu and the Hunger Monster is also available as a bilingual book in Spanish and English. When Lulu’s mother’s van breaks down, money for food becomes tight and the Hunger Monster comes into their lives. Only visible to Lulu, Hunger Monster is a troublemaker who makes it hard for her to concentrate in school. How will Lulu help her mom and defeat the Monster when Lulu has promised never to speak the monster’s name to anyone? This realistic—and hopeful—book in Spanish and English builds awareness of the issue of childhood hunger, increases empathy for people who are...