Rojo azul amarillo

This bilingual collection of spooky stories for intermediate readers features supernatural characters from Mexican-American folklore that will appeal to reluctant readers.

Maisie está paseando por las calles de Florencia cuando va a parar al pasado: no más aglomeraciones de turistas, sino amplios espacios verdes y, a su lado, Leonardo da Vinci, ¡que tiene su edad! Leo llevará a Maisie al taller de un gran pintor y, en un carro a toda velocidad, a una villa en el campo, donde tomará parte en una mágica fiesta nocturna.

Perro Viejo was taken away from his mother at birth and has known no other life than that of servitude on a sugar plantation. His name, which means "Old Dog," was given to him by the plantation master because, like the bloodhounds that chased fugitive slaves, Perro Viejo is always searching for the scent of his long lost mother. The only thing that keeps him alive is the memory of Asuncion, a beautiful girl he once met while washing his master's horses at a river. Never to see her again, he closes his heart to all forms of love. Nearing the end of his life, Perro Viejo meets Beira, an old...

Inanimate objects come to life. The table can walk with its legs, the computer mouse eats the cheese and the heart of an apple beats. Teaches simple vocabulary words by using the imagination and instills a curiosity about language