La Talentosa Clementina

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation¿s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was¿? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.

"Look out children, the Giant of Jum is grumpy and hungry and he's off in search of a tasty snack. And the tastiest of all is a boy known as Jack! But Jack and his friends don't see a scary giant, they see a magically tall man -- a man who can fetch lost balls and rescue cats from trees! Perhaps this hungry giant is softer than he seems..."

The chamarilero is a young muchacho who sells chácharas, smokes like a chacuaco, treats his friends to chupirules and never fails to amuse everybody with his chango. With the help of the merry chamarilero and 95 other words containing the digraph ch, this fun book will help young readers unleash their imagination and learn some fun new words in the process.

¿Cómo es tener un corazón roto? Es andar por la vida con la mirada perdida, caminando sin dirección aparente. Es vagar por ahí, sintiendo que cada respiración te duele, que cada segundo que pasa no tiene sentido y que todo se vuelve de un sólo color. Todo parece igual de triste y solitario. Así me sentía yo. Lo peor de todo esto es que no sabía a quién acudir, a quién pedirle una respuesta; porque no hay nada para solucionarlo.

Las misteriosas fotografías captadas por Florencio Nápoles, finalmente salen a la luz. Insólitas imágenes de curiosos personajes son reveladas y explicadas a detalle. No es del todo claro si el fotógrafo buscaba especiales cualidades en las personas, o si las cualidades aparecían espontáneamente al momento de retratar a estas casi locas, a estos muy extraños, señoras y señores… ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The mysterious photographs taken by Florencio Nápoles finally come to light. Unbelievable images of unusual characters are ...