Corazones de Hierro I

An enchanting illustrated ABC book about a child's daily activities at home and school that can also be used to learn and practice telling time. Its parallel English-language companion edition is available from Alfaguara/Santillana as well.

Sixteen-year-old Grace travels on a decrepit train toward a border that may not exist, recalling events that brought her to choose life over being a suicide bomber, and dreaming of freedom from the extremist religion-based government of Keran Berj.

Bear wants to read and write and think. Goose wants to talk and talk and talk. Can Bear and Goose be friends? Suzanne Bloom's picture book says volumes about friendship with a few select words and charming illustrations in this Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book .

What are mandalas? They're elegant circular figures that encourage viewers to place their attention on their centers, as if this center brought order to all that surrounded it. They are sometimes purely geometrical, but sometimes resemble flowers, stars, or suns. What are they used for? Mandalas have been used across time and cultures to meditate, concentrate, heal, and connect with the self. Can anyone color one? Of course! For children, coloring or observing simpler mandalas encourages creativity, improves attention span, and helps to manage anxiety--all in all, a true form of everyday...