Pascual el Dragón Descubre Oceanía

Esta novela es la mejor de Mark Twain. Muestra hasta qué punto el mundo puede ser hostil para un niño y cómo la infancia siempre se sobrepone a la realidad para convertirla en una aventura divertida.

En este libro ilustrado para niños, un aviador, una enfermera, una inventora, un oculista y un urbanista son los ejémplos en la lección sobre las vocales que presenta el baul hablante.

Does good luck exist? Or is it all a matter of probability? Isabel and Nicols are neighbors and they sometimes walk to school together. One morning, Isabel wears her grandmother's bracelet which, according to her, brings good luck. The precious object gets lost, and then begins a tour around the most diverse and endearing people in the neighborhood. Everyone's lives change as they have their "stroke of luck." The dynamic prose, the abundant dialogue, and the descriptions of the characters round out a novel that, with its multiple storylines, captures readers with its plot.

Abbie tenía miedo. Nunca había tenido que mantener las luces encendidas por sí misma. Pero muchas vidas dependían del faro, y papá dependía de Abbie. Esta es la emocionante historia real de Abbie Burgess, quien en 1856 mantuvo las lámparas del faro encendidas durante una tremenda tormenta en la costa de Maine. Abbie was afraid. She had never had to keep the lights burning by herself. But many lives depended on the lighthouse, and Papa was depending on Abbie. This is the exciting true story of Abbie Burgess, who in 1856 single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous...