Los silencios de la guerra

Knowing how to read and write is not enough for Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter Swan; his determination to learn to play a stolen trumpet takes him far from his wilderness home. In Spanish.

El emperador amaba tanto la elegancia que solo pensaba en bellos trajes. No gobernaba, no iba a cazar: quería solo los tejidos más preciados, los sastres más hábiles, y trajes nuevos, cada vez más hermosos. La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas de primera línea. La redacción de los textos en letra ligada es ideal para iniciar a los más pequeños en el placer de la lectura.

A book entitled The Marvelous Book of the Ancient Secrets Used by the Egyptians in their Magical Practices relates the story of a young boy about to fall asleep; not just the contents of the book is told, but the boys travels through the world and the events in the books.

Building off of the popularity of social media, the story of Palaki the penguin's blog posts relates to the reader. Unfortunately, Palaki swims off in the wrong direction and ends up in a climate that is far too warm for a penguin. Luckily, a group of humans at the Wellington Zoo are kind enough to help nurse Palaki back to health so that he can make his journey home to Antarctica. Young readers will be exposed to blogging and the importance of nurturing wildlife in this fun and informative Spanish-translated reader.