Festival of the Bones / El Festival de las Calaveras

Seres inanimados como una jaula y un alfiler, una diversidad de animales, varios niños y algunos adultos son los protagonistas de estos nueve relatos originales, plagados de ternura y enseñanzas: «La jaulita dorada», «Nika», «Chinbrú», «Pascua», «Bimbo» —un hermoso perro capaz de sanar—,«Tiflor», «La paloma blanca», «El alfiler de cabeza negra» y «Tío Antonio» componen esta invitación de la autora a cruzar la puerta mágica de la fantasía. El deseo de Eduarda Mansilla de sobrevivir en la memoria de los argentinos más jóvenes la llevó a escribir «Cuentos»...

Noah Z. Jones turns well-known fairy tales upside-down in this humorous new series! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. In the Land of Fake Believe, Princess meets a strange girl named Moldylocks. When Princess's stomach grumbles, Moldylocks takes her to the home of the Three Beards. The girls sit in the Beards' chairs, eat their chili, and jump on their beds. The Three Beards are not happy when they get home--and they are very, very hungry! Will Moldylocks and Princess go into the chili pot? With...

Jenny Pinski is the biggest bully at Pine Tree Middle School. Claudia is paired up with her for a science project. Some of Jenny's ideas are awful, but Claudia is afraid to disagree with Jenny. Is her project doomed, or will Claudia find out there's more to this bully than bullying? Fully translated Spanish text. Jenny Pinski es la matona de la escuela Pine Tree. Claudia debe hacer un proyecto de Ciencias con ella, pero Jenny propone algunas ideas que no son muy geniales. Claudia no se atreve a discutir con Jenny, Àconseguir‡n sacar el proyecto adelante o descubrir‡ Claudia que detr‡s...

Mishiyu is an orphan living in fear of, but also hope for, his adoption. His feelings and his moving story are intertwined with the emotions of the woman who adopts him, and in the end, they recognize each other as mother and son. The theme of adoption is handled with gentle care and consideration in this beautiful, compassionate book.