La sombra vegetal

Shares the raw testimonies of several youths at the turn of the century, revealing what occurs day to day in many parts of Mexico and Latin America.

Gustavo es grande y fuerte, y como todos los osos grandes y fuertes, tambi n fue un cachorrito. Tuvo que aprender todo lo que un oso necesita saber: trepar rboles, pescar, desenterrar ra ces, obtener miel de las abejas silvestres y tambi n a defenderse de sus enemigos.

La presente obra es esencialmente un símbolo del lenguaje de los chavos de la ciudad de México así como la representación de la cultura adolescente y los sentires propios de la edad.

Alguien se escapa de la panza de un niño y comienza a hacer de las suyas, expandiéndose por todos los rincones insospechados hasta que, por fin, alguien reconoce todo su encanto.

There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell. She was known far and wide as Detective Dog Nell. Peter's dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell. Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path, her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work. But Nell has other talents too. Every Monday she goes to school with Peter and listens to children read. So who better to have on hand when they arrive one morning to discover that the school's books have all disappeared! Who could have taken them? And why? There's only one dog for the job ...and Detective Dog Nell is ...