Una Perfecta Equivocación / The Perfect Mistake

When the Pilgrims landed near Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620 they were unprepared for the challenges they would face. Many Pilgrims died until Squanto, a Patuxet Indian, taught them how to survive. To give thanks for a good year, the Pilgrims threw a huge feast, later called Thanksgiving.

Novela. "Tan sencillo como era. Pues me bastó con cerrar los ojos y escuchar, me bastó con enmudecer la voz y dejar de pensar. Sentarme a oír los más íntimos detalles, me bastó con intentarlo, y hacerlo sin prisa. Entonces ocurrió sin más. Llegaron aquellos silencios infinitos, sus ruidos más bellos. La materia invisible que sin gritos lo conectaba todo. Un abrazo invisible y apasionado que brotaba sin llagas ni lamentos. Así pues... que como un principio para mí, todo empezó a ser. Todo y junto a ella."

What’s the difference between a seal and a sea lion? These “second cousins” of the sea look similar, but there are many ways to tell these creatures apart. From ear shape to the noises they make to communicate, seals and sea lions are amazing creatures with both shared features and many truly unique attributes. They both share an ocean habitat, but when readers take a closer look, it’s easy to discover how they each fight off predators, mate, and raise their young in different ways. Captivating full-color photographs help to bring these marvelous mammals to vivid life.

These poems speak about the nature of the Chilean countryside, of its animals, its aromas, and its stars. These are verses that invite us to direct our gaze from the Earth to the sky, from the smallest things to the most magnificent. The rhymes and poems compiled in this anthology introduce children to the works of Gabriela Mistral, and allow them to enjoy this poetry that is "infused with heart" by the only female Latin American author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Poemas que hablan de la naturaleza propia del paisaje chileno, de sus animales, de sus aromas y de sus astros. Versos...