Naturalistas en la cocina

El enfrentamiento de Custodio con la testaruda realidad convierte cualquier situación vivida en algo disparatado. Custodio, roñica, delgaducho y calvo, trabaja como farmacéutico en Bembibre, un hermoso pueblecito de la comarca de El Bierzo. Allí se dedica a elaborar brebajes y ungüentos para sus parroquianos cuando no está luchando contra el despilfarro de su familia numerosa. Tan pronto lo veremos produciendo remedios "fabulosos y muy inocuos" como racionando la luz y el papel higiénico a su mujer y a sus siete fieras. El mundo de Custodio es el mundo de un Quijote científico de...

Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses' life for the next four decades. As Ulysses returns home to London,...

Comic-strip character Gaturro and his friends Gaturrin, Agatha, and Emilio come to life in this colorful book that follows their adventures. Fun storylines and vivid drawings bring Gaturro and his gang to life.

This high-quality Spanish-language book can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers as well as those learning the language, whether at home or in a classroom. The MathStart series has sold over 1.5 million copies and combines math with fun stories that have real-life applications. In Jacob el constructor, a Level One MathStart, Math becomes child's play as young readers are introduced to the skill of counting on, a first step toward mastering addition. Dos bloques . . . más tres son cinco bloques . . . ¡más diez son quince! ¿Qué puede crear un niño con su imaginación? Este cuento sobre...