Familias Fabulosas

Thirteen-year-old Hannah Higgins is convinced her summer is ruined when she is forced to travel to Africa and work in a remote village in Kenya with her mom and uncle. Never having been to a developing country, she finds the food gross and the community filthy. She has to live without electricity or running water. Then she is told she must attend school. Just when she thinks nothing could make this trip any worse, she learns people there are dying of hunger and preventable disease. Hannah becomes frustrated and wants to help, but when poverty threatens the lives of people she loves, all she...

When two children ask their father why he likes painting trains, all his childhood memories come flooding into his mind. He tells his children about how much trains fascinate him and about an adventure he once had on one. The illustrations are attractive, detailed and brightly coloured, to draw the attention of the child.

Set in a Middle Eastern town, this culturally sensitive tale tells of a grandmother who predicts her own death. In preparation, Grandma Sara decides to give away her most treasured possessions. She leaves her horse to her favorite grandchild, Liana, who learns about responsibility as well as the hardships of facing death. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

With lilting lullaby text and lovely illustrations, the New Books for Newborns stories are the perfect first books for new parents to share with their little ones right from the start! Con textos de rítmicas canciones de cuna e ilustraciones encantadoras, los cuentos de la colección Libros nuevos para recién nacidos son los primeros libros perfectos para que los padres lean a sus pequeñines. Start here. If only raising a child was that easy. It can be difficult in the first year to figure out what’s just right for your baby. But with this new line of books—New Books for Newborns—...