Las olimpiadas

Maya is a captive. In Grandmother's house in California, she is forbidden from playing or having friends, every word and action is strictly monitored, and even her memories of her mother have been erased -- except within the imaginary world she has created. A world away, in the rugged Wyoming wilderness, a tobiano Paint horse called Artemisia runs free, belonging only to the stars. The mother of a new foal and the lead mare of a harem band in a land where survival is precarious, she embodies the spirit of the wild-and she holds the key to Maya's memories. En la casa de su abuela a Maya le...

An adaptation of a traditional Burmese tale explores the need to listen to good advice, the importance of keeping promises, and the supposed difficulty in learning to share.

El mundo no se acaba del mismo modo para todos. En este libro se presentan 19 versiones del anuncio milenarista que se cumplirá, o no, un día de diciembre de 2012... o cualquier otro. Estas historias abarcan un amplio registro, desde la fantasía hasta el realismo crudo, de la historia íntima a la histeria colectiva, del sentido del humor hilarante a la revelación trágica, de la ruptura amorosa a robots asesinos y fantasmas. Los personajes deciden cómo vivir el día final, y sus elecciones pasan por cantar en un avión rolas ochenteras o jugar el último nivel de un videojuego. Otros,...

For use in schools and libraries only. A collection of fifteen Latin American folktales which include some variations on traditional stories as well as Aztec and Mayan creation myths and ghost stories.