Una Postal Desde Italia (a Postcard from Italy)

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.

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.

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.

"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"--

A Sufi teaching tale of a chicken that has learned to speak as people do and spreads an alarming warning, which causes the townspeople to panic without first considering the messenger.

El hermano de Har, un bébe recién nacido, sano y sonrosado, sufre una repentina y terrible transformación, a cosecuencia de la cual la familia pide ayuda a Ataulf, un sabio médico. Este les aclara que el bebé ha sido robado por los elfos, unos seres pequeños y enormemente peligrosos, que cada siete años deben entregar al señor de los infiernos un bebé como tributo. Para evitar tal desenlace, Ataulf se pone en camino llevándose a Har como ayudante, y juntos penetran en el país de las hadas, que, como podrán comprobar, está habitado por seres horriblemente malvados, pero también...

"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"--

Un libro para todos aquellos que temen a las Matemáticas. A Robert no le gustan las Matemáticas, como sucede a muchas personas, porque no las acaba de entender. Pero una noche él sueña con un diablillo que pretende iniciarle en la ciencia de los números. Naturalmente, Robert piensa que es otra de sus frecuentes pesadillas, pero en realidad es el comienzo de un recorrido nuevo y apasionante a través del mundo de las Matemáticas. ¿No es extraño hallar siempre secuencias numéricas por la simple multiplicación de los unos: 1 x 1 = 1, 11 x 11 = 121, 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321, y así ...