Rama y Roma

Even though Randy is much loved at home, he has a serious problem—everything he has is old! His rich neighbor Mike, who often teases Randy, has a new bike, new toys, and never does chores. Randy, however, rides an old bike, has old toys, and has to do all kinds of work around the house. Though Randy is often reminded that “things don’t bring happiness,” he desperately wishes he could be rich so he could buy everything new.To Randy’s great delight, his wish comes true. Everything he touches turns into gold, even his beloved dog. As he holds his lifeless gold dog, he realizes he’s...

Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones. With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the green grasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eaten before they can get any larger. As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the...

Esta edición crítica revisada de Norton contiene la colección más completa y autorizada del trabajo de Whitman disponible en una edición de bolsillo para estudiantes. El texto de Hojas de hierba vuelve a ser el de la indispensable "Edición completa del lector", editada por Sculley Bradley y Harold W. Blodgett, que se acompaña de anotaciones explicativas revisadas y ampliadas. Nuevo en esta edición es el texto completo de la celebrada primera edición de 1855 de Leaves of Grass, así como extractos generosos de las dos obras maestras en prosa de Whitman, Democrático Vistas y Specimen...

Elephants and crocodiles fight for control of the jungle river, but a clever giraffe ends the dispute.