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Es verano en un pueblo de montaña. Llegan los veraneantes. Los jóvenes hacen amistad y aparecen los idilios veraniegos, como el de Salut, una muchacha de la ciudad, con el protagonista, un chico del pueblo. Ella parece estar, a veces, locamente enamorada, pero es él quien lo está, hasta que ella le demuestra que su amor no es más que un espejismo, un espejismo de verano.

The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. After reading this award-winning...

Adapted by an award-winning Argentine scholar and writer, a series of short stories reflect the unique cultural life of the region that was created from a mix of the oral traditions of the native Tehuelche, the Mapuche who migrated from Chile and were called Araucano by the early Spanish, and the Welsh who immigrated to the region in the mid to late 1800s.

Losing your first tooth can be so exciting! In this charming book, readers will watch Mark lose his first tooth as his grandma helps him understand why it's happening. The familiar and endearing characters and appealing subject matter are sure to hold the attention of beginning readers. Each page is made complete by beautiful illustrations.