Me llamo Tutankamón

She was little and quick and pretty. Her mother nicknamed her Colibri, Spanish for "Hummingbird". At age four she was kidnapped, torn from her parents on a crowded bus in Guatemala City. Since then, she's traveled with "Uncle," the ex-soldier and wandering beggar who has renamed her Rosa. Uncle has always told Rosa that he searched for his parents but had no success. There's almost no chance Rosa will ever find them--but Rosa still remembers and longs for them. When she was young, Uncle consulted fortune-tellers who told him that Rosa would bring him luck--a treasure big enough to last him...

In this adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale, readers will discover that elephants have trunks thanks to one curious fellow that could not stop asking questions.

El patito feo no se parece a ningún animal de la granja, no hay nadie igual a él. Así que decide marcharse y buscar a su madre. En el camino conoce a más animales que deciden acompañarlo. ¿Encontrará finalmente a una madre que se parezca a él? Esta colección presente cuentos clásicos adaptados con humor para prelectores y primeros lectores, escritos con textos rimados y acumulativos que permiten anticipar el relato para motivar la lectura. Una forma de entrar en contacto con actitudes y hábitos positivos, con la finalidad de conocer las emociones y aprender a gestionarlas.

In this “captivating and exquisite” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to Chile and after the dictator is removed, and makes it her mission to rebuild her community and find those who are still missing. During Celeste Marconi’s time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaíso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she’s finally returned home to find the horrible years of the dictatorship has left its mark on her once...