La reina Trotamundos en China

Moth vive con su madre en uno de los barrios más pobres de Nueva York. Al cumplir los doce años es vendida como sirvienta, y al escapar de esta nueva vida, entra en contacto con los bajos fondos de la ciudad. Aprende a convivir con pícaros, ladronzuelos, mendigos y prostitutas, pero también con los ricos que visitan en secreto el prostíbulo clandestino de Miss Everett, un local exclusivo en el que se ofrece a chicas jóvenes y vírgenes, como Moth, como el bien más preciado. A pesar de las duras condiciones, este nuevo mundo de lujo, le permite a Moth soñar con una nueva vida, una...

The Suicide Shop, set in a futuristic world, is about the Tuvache family who sells the means for people to kill themselves (ropes tied for hanging, poison in bottles, and more). Mishima, Lucrece, and their children Vincent, Marilyn, and Alan are in the business to help others, though they cannot personally use any of their products. When asked why not, their mother replies that Ive told you a hundred times: because its impossible. Whod look after the shop? However, the parents have tried out one item and greatly regret this decision for most of the book. You see, they tested a condom with a...

Are you ready to embark on a wild counting caper? Imagine... eleven oysters at the opera, eighteen dalmatians dressed in diamonds, and twelve ladybugs shopping in the market! Meet an unforgettable host of zany creatures in this delightful bilingual counting book. Readers will encounter concepts such as color, time, size, shapes, and more as they answer questions relating to colorful cut-paper illustrations. Nancy María Grande Tabor's concise and direct questions encourage thinking while her charming characters entertain. In both Spanish and English, this unique counting book challenges...

Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers also learn how animal homes and human homes fulfill similar needs and functions.