Los ladrones del Santo Grial

Presents aerial photographs of various scenes from around the world including fishermen in Morocco, a farm on the island of Crete, and a mangrove forest in New Caledonia.

Carlitos recibe la visita de lo que parece un fantasma: se trata de una señora que todas las noches se le aparece. No parece peligrosa, pero tampoco deja claras sus intenciones al manifestarse frente a Carlitos. ¿De dóndie viene, entonces? Su origen es un libro. ¿Y qué busca? A su hijo, que se perdió en el bosque, más allá del árbol guardián.

We often don´t stop to think about the origin of certain foods, but many of the foods we consume today only reached us as a result of great discoveries and the subsequent international commerce between east and west. This book brings us closer to the complex relations between different cultures and shows us the importance of ocean voyages in the development of international commerce.

A playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music. Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New York City. Juan grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands; he loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. His musical dreams brought him from Mexico to America and gained him worldwide renown. Juan’s space-age lounge music—popular in the fifties and sixties—has found a new generation of listeners....