Contagio, El

Bear didn't like his name. He was so timid and fearful that both the cats and mice in the neighborhood never missed an opportunity to laugh at him. But one day, Bear discovered that someone loved him just as he was.

When it is time for the swallow to migrate for the winter, her good friend, the turtle, is afraid of forgetting her even though she promises to return, no matter what she suggests could serve as a reminder.

In this series of titles for young adults, the historical deeds of some of the world s best-known adventurers are presented in novel format. Each book contains a photographic documentary that prolongs the adventure.Seville, 1519: a young Knight of Malta, Antonio Pigafetta, learns that an explorer named Magellan plans to travel to the mysterious Maluku islands of Indonesia by a route that no one has ever attempted before. With great excitement, Antonio decides to join the expedition."En esta serie de titulos para adolescentes, los hechos historicos de algunos de los mas reconocidos aventureros ...

Este libro contiene los más hermosos relatos de la cosmogonía de algunas culturas amerindias de Venezuela, entre ellos los piaroa, los yukpa, los wayuu, los chaima y hasta los tamanaco, de quienes se sabe poco. Cada historia ofrece un marco referencial, cultural y geográfico del pueblo indígena a través de un acompañamiento cálido de la autora, que permite recrear el contexto desde donde habla cada informante, cada descendiente y vocero de estas culturas. Un legado invaluable de la oralidad de los pueblos originarios, que hará transitar a los lectores por universos de interpretación...

An iguana named Bemberecua lived near the village of Tlacotalpan by the Papaloapan river, where life was very tranquil, but when Bemberecua heard the marvelous music of the fandango, she discovered that she loved to dance more than anything else in the world, even though her claws kept destroying the villager's dance floor where Bemberecua secretly danced each night.