El sueño de Meteor Slim

A day at the beach is no fun if it's raining. In this illustrated story, the main character and her cousin make the most of a rainy day by staying indoors and doing a special craft project together. Readers follow along as the two girls construct and decorate their very own kites. Accessible text is perfect for beginning readers, and close picture-text correlation fosters reading comprehension skills. After reading about this fun craft project, children will be excited to stay inside the next time it rains.

Readers tag along with young Rose and her father as she takes her very first trip to a big city. Traveling from her small hometown by train, Rose is constantly surprised and thrilled to see new sights, such as tall skyscrapers, crowds of people, and lots of traffic. Other new experiences include a trip to a museum and an acrobatic show in the park. The adorable, colorful illustrations are sure to attract young readers and listeners alike. Readers will share Rose's excitement during her first trip to the city.

As fábulas fazem parte do cotidiano de todas as crianças e passam de geração em geração. Quem não ouviu pelo menos uma vez na vida a história da cigarra e da formiga antes de dormir quando era criança? Ou quem sabe a história escolhida tenha sido aquela da galinha dos ovos de ouro? Ou sua preferida talvez seja aquela sobre a raposa e as uvas… ou talvez a do lobo em pele de cordeiro. Pode ser ainda que você seja fã mesmo é do universo encantado do Sítio do Picapau Amarelo. E que tal unir as duas coisas? Com uma roupagem bem brasileira, Monteiro Lobato reconta dezenas das mais...

Maria does her homework assignment on what its like to grow up in the United States as a Latina girl of Mexican immigrants, and the advantages she has.