Vidas secretas

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Eva's teacher, Miss Featherbottom, is getting married. All of her students have been invited to the wedding. And Eva starts a Secret Wedding Planners Club! But before Miss Featherbottom walks down the aisle, her necklace goes missing. Eva wants to help! She quickly turns her Wedding...

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...

Descubre las peripecias de un hermoso changuito que huyendo de un cazador, aprende a vencer sus miedos. Esta es una emotiva narracion sobre la selva, sus peligros, pero tambien su magia. Una historia que ayudara a los pequenos a comprender el valor de la vida silvestre y de la madre naturaleza. Description in English: Read the adventures of a little beautiful monkey who is running away from a hunter, learn how he overcomes his fears. This is a very touching story about the jungle, its dangers, but also about its magic. This story will help boys and girls appreciate the value of the rainforest ...

El cuento de un personaje (humano o animal) que se deshace de un ladrón con la ayuda de animales y objetos hábilmente colocados en su casa, es popular en el Oriente Medio. Esta versión proviene de la tradición oral libanesa. Con gran humor el ilustrador responde al tono del cuento.