Silly Milly y la Sorpresa de Cumpleaños (Silly Milly and the Birthday Surprise)

After getting a postcard from their friend Jack in Australia, twins Carlos and Camila magically travel to visit their new friend and his country. Includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.

Elements of magical realism turn a grandmother/grandson day of fishing into an extraordinary experience. When this duo casts out their lines, they catch some fish and a snapping turtle. But with a little time and patience, they catch all sorts of unexpected things in Magic Lake--rollerblades, fuzzy slippers, a fire-breathing dragon, and a ferry that takes them to faraway places. The young boy learns that life is an adventure filled with the magic of possibility.

"Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a girl in Japan, and they set off on a magical adventure to see her country"--

All the children at school are making their superheroes' albums, and at recess, they exchange their duplicate stamps. By doing some cheating, Santiago is the first in completing his collection and turns it in for a fabulous prize. That night, however, Santiago meets one those superheroes, Hatsune, who along with his fox, Atzaru, will teach Santiago a valuable lesson in honesty.

Grandy has just suffered a big loss in her life, so she is cooking up a batch of "tear soup," in which the ingredients are parts of the grieving process, including memories, misgivings, feelings, and tears.

¿Qué es lo que lleva a tanta gente a dejarlo todo atrás para viajar hacia un país desconocido, un lugar en el que no tienen familia ni amigos, donde nada tiene nombre y el futuro es una incógnita? Esta novela gráfica sin palabras es la historia de cualquier emigrante, refugiado, desplazado, y un homenaje a todos los que han realizado el viaje. SHAUN TAN es autor e ilustrador de ”La cosa perdida” y ”El árbol rojo”, ambos galardonados con numerosos premios internacionales y con una mención de honor en el premio Bologna Ragazzi, ambos publicados también por Barbara Fiore...

Classmates Erika Yurken and Alison Ashley vie with each other to become the undisputed star of their class.