La escuela de los vampiritos

An excellent introduction to other cultures, this imaginative series presents interesting facts about various parts of the world and reinforces the importance of respecting others regardless of their backgrounds or beliefs. Una excelente introducción a otras culturas para niños, esta serie imaginativa presenta las particularidades de algunas partes del mundo y potencia el valor del respeto para todos.

Juan Zanate used to sit under his favorite tree--with his only friends, the harvest birds--dreaming and planning his life. Juan had big dreams of becoming a farmer like his father and grandfather. But when his father died and the land was divided, there was only enough for his two older brothers. In this charming story from the heart of the Indian tradition in Mexico, Juan learns to determine his own destiny--with help from his loyal friends, the harvest birds.

1961, Berlín está dividida. Julian Niemöller vive en Berlín del Este y trabaja del lado Oeste, en donde están sus amigos y su novia. Cuando cierran la frontera, se ve obligado a tomar una decisión drástica. Años después, sus sobrinos Marthe y Florian sufren las consecuencias de cuestionar el régimen socialista. En 1989, Sybille, la menor de los Niemöller, es testigo de la caída del Muro de Berlín, de la apertura de las fronteras y descubre dolorosos secretos de su familia. Esta novela nos muestra ágilmente tres generaciones marcadas por la guerra y por un mundo dividido en dos...

Numbers from one to ten are used to tell how members of a family shop and work together to prepare a meal.