Ventanas

18 juegos para la primavera que niños pueden jugar y que se pueden desarrollar en familia, con los amigos o en al escuela. Los juegos sirven para descubrir y hablar sobre la primavera y sus elementos representativos. Al final del libro esta una guia para los padres.

Winner at the 2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. A subtle, deceptively simple book about the relationship between a kid and his Grandfather, suffering from Alzeimer’s. Love and understanding are often the best tools for dealing with this problem. And who better to help than a mischievous grandson? Grandpa Monty is a bit confused: he tries to roast the chicken inside the washing machine, he gets towels mixed up with napkins, gloves mixed up with socks, and he’s always forgetting my name! My mom and uncle Andrew are worried things could get worse, so they decided it was best if Grandpa ...

For Elia, the worst day of the year is the last day of Christmas vacation when she has to put away all of her new toys. But this year, just before she goes back to school, she hears someone coughing by her window and discovers that someone very special is paying her a visit. Para Elia, el peor día del año es cuando se acaban las vacaciones de Navidad y tiene que recoger todos sus juguetes nuevos. Pero este año, justo antes de ir al colegio, ella oye unas toses cerca de su ventana y descubre que alguien muy especial está visitándola.

In this “captivating and exquisite” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to Chile and after the dictator is removed, and makes it her mission to rebuild her community and find those who are still missing. During Celeste Marconi’s time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaíso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she’s finally returned home to find the horrible years of the dictatorship has left its mark on her once...