El sentido del camino

Experts agree that the first sentence of a book is fundamental. It provokes intrigue and curiosity, promises mysteries to be solved and hours of entertainment. If it works, it hooks us. In this book, the author writes 22 stories that start with the first sentences of famous novels, such as Rayuela, David Copperfield, El perfume, and La silla de plata, among others. Additionally, it reveals to the reader that words are not enough by themselves, but that, on occasion, they inspire more words.

Filled with fun activities from crafting to potato sack racing, beginning readers are guaranteed to love this book about summer camp. Telling time in hourly increments, this book introduces the practice of telling time to developing readers. The lively storyline and relatable characters convey curricular subject matter in a fun and accessible way.

The Rookie Books program expands as some of the most popular Rookie Readers are translated to Spanish. These attractively illustrated stories will make learning language fun and exciting.

Esta historia se desarrolla en la cabina de un avión, una mujer, que está feliz porque el asiento de al lado no está ocupado, se decepciona cuando ve entrar a Juan Diego —un niño de 10 años recomendado a la azafata— justo cuando van a cerrar la puerta del avión. Durante el vuelo ocurre una fuerte turbulencia que hará que los dos personajes se acerquen y compartan sus historias de vida: hablarán sobre la familia, el amor, el divorcio, el secuestro… y los aviones (que son la pasión de Juan Diego). Todo en una conversación de igual a igual, como pueden ser las conversaciones...