Una Postal Desde Japón (a Postcard from Japan)

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.

"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"--

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

A must for all art lovers, this book provides brief biographies on over 200 artists, spanning 1850 to the present, as well as reproductions of their work. They are grouped chronologically, allowing readers to see how art has evolved over time.

La segunda novela gráfica de la ilustradora Natalia Silva Marla es una adicta al romanticismo que las novelas y películas le han mostrado toda su vida. Pero cuando termina una relación de varios años, todas las ilusiones que tenía hasta ese momento se difuminan. En el camino para sanar su corazón y encontrar el amor propio, comienza a escribir Femme fatale, un blog sobre la concepción millennial del amor y el desamor.

Alicia vive en una vieja casa destartalada y llena de secretos, el más grande de todos es la extraña desaparición de su mamá, Abu le cuenta que un día salió a trabajar y no regresó. Alicia busca la manera de sobrevivir a esa ausencia y mantener el buen ánimo en compañía de su mejor amiga Cele, quien la anima a investigar el paradero de su madre. Abu parece tener mucho que contar, tanto como los documentos y diarios arrumbados en el cuarto de los trebejos. Encontrar la verdad no será sencillo, pero aceptarla y vivir con ella será todavía más desafiante.

The four books in this series introduce children to their surroundings by describing different types of homes, streets, stores, flowers, and school activities. The accompanying illustrations allow readers to visualize what the stories' protagonists see when they visit each other, go to school, or go out shopping with their mothers. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.