Gran libro de los retratos de animales

On summer break and avoiding his assigned reading list, Derek Fallon begins a mysterious adventure while trying to find clues to an incident in his past. After reading an old newspaper clipping about a teenage girl who drowned on Martha’s Vineyard while she was babysitting him, Derek—who was a toddler at the time and does not even recall the event—becomes a detective in search of answers. As summer and his investigation comes to a close, Derek soon realizes that he hasn't done the reading assignment his teacher gave him but that he has learned a valuable lesson: even though reading is...

El príncipe Único no se lo puede creer: sus papás, su doncella, su cocodrilo, su trono... ¡acaban de desaparecer!

Sumario en espanol: La ninita Trixie, su papa y el conejito Knuffle van a la lavanderia del barrio. Cuando se van del negocio, la aventura da un vuelco dramatico cuando Trixie se da cuenta de que el conejito se ha quedado atras. Trixie todavia no sabe hablar y es dificil comunicarse el problema a su padre. Al encontrar el conejito, Trixie dice sus primeras palabras.

The seven brothers are precursors to the modern comic book super heroes that are so popular. Each has an unusual skill. The first has remarkable hearing. The second can see over vast distances. The third has unusual strength. The fourth has bones of iron. The fifth has legs that can grow as long and thick as tree trunks. The sixth brother can never be too hot. The seventh brother can cry such large tears that they can drown an entire village. Much effort goes into keeping him happy. The key to the story is that they look alike. The Seven Chinese Brothers is for children who are past the time...