Una Postal Desde Italia (a Postcard from Italy)

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"--

Ayuda a los ninos a asimilar la perdida de una mascota y superar el proceso de duelo aprendiendo a confrontar otras perdidas que tengan en su vida. Helps children cope with the loss of a pet and overcome the grief process learning to confront other losses they have in their life. Lexile Level: 1010L

In Xavier Garza’s bilingual kids’ book, young Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador—the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. The masked wrestler even smiles at Carlitos! He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil—los rudos, the bad guys of lucha libre. They make the audience boo and hiss! In the end, though, the Man in the Silver Mask triumphs and, in the process, gains a lifelong fan.

Jero Carapálida es un niño de nueve años que a primera vista puede parecer normal, pero a través de varias aventuras veremos que es un niño extraordinario.

Roger Torrents está asombrado cuando se encuentra con un misterioso hombre de cabello blanco en México, quien le lleva a Chanulville, un mundo donde los habitantes disparan láseres rojos, amarillos, naranjas, azules, verdes, o morados de sus dedos llamados zaps, y luces redondas de sus estómagos llamadas rayos de alma. A Roger le encanta la idea de poder teletransportarse a un mundo secreto cuando quiera, pero también está informado que él y otros Elegidos se necesitan para formar la Alianza de las Almas y curar el Orbe Central vivificante. Mientras Roger dirige a la Alianza de las...