13o y 14o Premio Literario de Relato Corto "Gabino Teira" 2011-2012

Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones. With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the green grasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eaten before they can get any larger. As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the...

¿Quién podrá avisar a tiempo al hermano del zar del grave peligro que corre? Solo un hombre intrépido como Miguel Strogoff es capaz de atravesar media Rusia para cumplir con éxito esa arriesgada misión. Pero debe ir de incógnito, si lo descubren, puede ser fatal para todos. Miguel Strogoff relata la variedad de territorios, peligros y sufrimientos que el protagonista debe superar para cumplir la misión que le ha encomendado personalmente el zar: preservar la unidad de la patria.

A beautiful tale created to teach children about fantasy and surprise through its colorful and bright images.

Act out the story of a race between a tortoise and a hare in this Spanish-translated script. The hare is always boasting that he is the fastest animal in the woods! Everyone is fed up with his boasting, so the tortoise challenges the hare to a race. The hare accepts, thinking the challenge is silly and a sure win. Read along to see if the slow-and-steady tortoise can beat the speedy hare! The roles in this Spanish script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers to easily implement differentiation strategies and assign specific roles to students in a way that...