Las rayas de la cebra

" " " La asamblea del señor Copa " " : la apariencia más terrible sólo es un ejercicio malabar. " " El paraíso de los bandidos " " : un romántico secuestro puede ocultar otro delito. " " El duelo del doctor Hirsch " " " " : una conspiración denunciada lleva a un duelo de armas, pero el militar renuncia a batirse con el sabio. " " El hombre del pasaje " " : tres testigos ven a un asesino de distinta forma. " " El error de la máquina " " : utilizar un detector de mentiras no es una prueba absoluta. " " La cabeza del César " " : ¿quién puede saber que falta una moneda en una gran...

From the acclaimed author-illustrator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost comes a charmingly spooky celebration of difference sure to resonate with parents and children alike. Vlad is a vampire with the misfortune of having rosy cheeks that—gasp!—make him look abysmally alive. But being the fabulous vampire that he is (and hoping to avoid rejection), he hides his rosy complexion behind elaborate vampire outfits in traditional black. That is, until he finds out that his best friend has a pink secret of her own. . . . With signature flair, Flavia Z. Drago offers a story about being yourself and...

When Laura Marlin finds a thoroughbred worth $75 million in the middle of the road, she quickly tracks down the horse’s owners, the Wainrights. As a gesture of their gratitude, the Wainrights invite Laura, her uncle Calvin, her friend Tariq, and her dog Skye to Fleet Farm, their Kentucky ranch. Things on the idyllic Fleet Farm are not as they seem, however, and when strange events begin to occur, Laura resolves to unravel a mystery in which a significant amount of money is at stake and dangers lie around every corner. This latest pulse-pounding Laura Marlin novel will grip young readers.

Constantino the shrimp LOVES to clean. He polishes the crabs, trims the reeds, shampoos the fish and grooms the frogs, until all his friends have had ENOUGH. But when their seafood friends are scooped from the sea by hungry pirates, only Constantino can save them from the stew pot using his cleaning powers!