Esto es arte

Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and, where applicable, facts have been updated for the twenty-first century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of each book. The stylish, charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek’s witty, playful narrative, make these books a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember them from their own childhood. In This is...

¡Aprende con nosotros sobre los animales de América que están en peligro de extinción! Imagínate viajar desde Canadá hasta Michoacán... ¡volando sin avión! Cada año, la mariposa monarca busca la temperatura templada de los bosques mexicanos y emprende su viaje. Se calcula que cada noviembre llegan a los bosques de México alrededor de cien millones de mariposas monarca. ¿Sabías que las mariposas monarca que regresan a Canadá después de su largo viaje anual y su hibernación de cuatro meses en México son las bisnietas de las que iniciaron el viaje? Lee este libro para conocer...

¡Las ballenas azules son los animales ma ́s grandes que jama ́s hayan vivido en la Tierra! Pero no es fa ́cil verlas porque esta ́n escondidas en las profundidades del mar. Descubre fascinantes secretos y datos sobre estos majestuosos mami ́feros acua ́ticos.

One night, a renowned and now retired literary publisher has a vivid dream that takes place in Dublin, a city he's never visited. The central scene of the dream is a funeral in the era of Ulysses. The publisher would give anything to know if an unidentified character in his dream is the great author he always wanted to meet, or the ghostly angel who abandoned him during childhood. As the days go by, he will come to understand that his vision of the end of an era was prophetic.