Una Postal Desde Italia (a Postcard from Italy)

"Milly loves to be silly! But when Dad wakes up with a cold on his birthday, Milly changes all of her silly plans to help him feel better. Milly loves to be silly, but she loves Dad even more and wants to help take care of him on his special day"--

Summer is over and that can only mean one thing for eight-year-old Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation)--she has to go back to school. But not just any school, a new school with all new kids in it. To make matters worse, her mom is going, too! She's the new music teacher, and Mallory can't think of anything that could possibly be worse--until her first day.

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.

"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"--

Allie's world is turned upside down when she's diagnosed with diabetes. Her over-protective parents are driving her crazy, and she's desperate to keep her condition a secret from her friends. But her secretive ways are awfully suspicious and soon the rumors are flying. Is Allie's reputation ruined for good? With a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts, this Junior High Drama story builds reading skills in interpretation and analysis. Fully translated Spanish text.

Un día Toto Kartush dijo una gran mentira. Fue un día terrible y horroso. Pero su vida fue todavía peor cuando trató de entender a los adultos ...

Los Borodin I narra la extraordinaria historia de una familia aristócrata de la Rusia Imperial, en la época de los zares. El general ruso Dimitri Borodin muere en la batalla contra los japoneses y su hijo, Peter Borodin, se convierte en el príncipe de Starogan. George Hayman, corresponsal estadounidense, y la princesa Ilona Borodina se enamoran. Peter ordena a George que regrese a Estados Unidos y obliga a Ilona a casarse con Sergei Roditchev, un príncipe tirano y sádico. Pasan seis años antes de que George e Ilona vuelvan a verse…

Robert Louis Stevenson, a diferencia de muchos otros escritores, creó moralidades y tramas en sus fábulas. El no fue un hombre religioso. Fue algo más, un hombre ético. Cada fabula de este libro tiene su propio estilo y vocabulario: algunas son coloquiales, otras son intemporales y podrían ser muy antiguas. En todas ellas se combinan cosas heterogéneas, casi en cada renglón hay una sorpresa. Esta es una breve y secreta obra maestra.