Shifer en el templo de los jaguares

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...

Garlic feels as though she's always doing something wrong. At least with her friend Carrot by her side and the kind Witch Agnes encouraging her, Garlic is happy to just tend her garden, where it's nice and safe.But when her village of vegetable folk learns that a bloodthirsty vampire has moved into the nearby castle, they all agree that, in spite of her fear and self-doubt, Garlic is the obvious choice to confront him. And with everyone counting on her, Garlic reluctantly agrees to face the mysterious vampire, hoping she has what it takes.After all, garlic drives away vampires... right?

Today Jay is getting his first pet. But what will it be - a dog, a cat, a bird, or some fish? It's so hard to choose - until he finds the best pet yet!

A young girl describes her feelings when her father decides to leave their home in Mexico to look for work in the United States.