Pueblos indígenas del Noreste (Native Peoples of the Northeast)

Explore the lifecycle of a butterfly and learn about the transformation of caterpillars into beautiful butterflies. The connection to language arts is the rich vocabulary related to butterflies, caterpillars, and their transformations.

Readers will learn about arachnids, insects, arthropods, and even parasites in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring photos of these tiny creatures (some up to 100 times their normal size!), informational text, a glossary, and an index to aid in vocabulary development, this book will have children eager to learn more about these tiny creatures and the big impact they have on human life!

O es un buen título, desde luego. Suena corto y rotundo, juguetón, es fácil de recordar, y tiene algo de ese enigma indescifrado de los relatos de Alejandro Pedregosa. Historias breves, intensas, portentosas, escritas con la maestría de un artesano minucioso, y que traen un lejano regusto de leyenda, de fábula moral y atribulada. Un retablo de personajes de una existencia efímera que aparecen tras el telón y que saludan desde el escenario antes de enfrentarse a su destino, trágico a veces, con la resignación del penitente. Todo narrado con un estilo preciso y elegante, nunca exento...

Presents some of the traditional food and dishes prepared in Alex's Venezuelan American home, as well as some traditional dishes from other Latin American countries.