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Two persnickety mice, Marcus and Marcella, keep complaining about the noisy forest animals and the hard work they have to do every day in searching for food. They become very excited when a chipmunk tells them about a quiet farmhouse with lots of good food. In spite of warnings from the forest animals, they immediately move to the farm. Their dreams come true. But their wonderful life comes to an abrupt end when the farmer and his wife come home to their unwelcome guests. After barely escaping with their lives, Marcus and Marcella quickly return to their forest home. They learn to appreciate...

A proud emperor spends his kingdom’s wealth on beautiful palaces and rich clothes. Two swindlers convince the emperor they can weave a special cloth that is invisible to anyone unfit for office or is very foolish. En un reino lejano vive un orgulloso emperador que gasta la riqueza de su reino en bellos palacios y exquisitas vestimentas. Él tiene todo lo que podría desear: riqueza, admiración y una corte donde nadie se atreve a contradecirlo. Eso es hasta que un par de estafadores llegan a la ciudad prometiendo confeccionarle una vestimenta mágica, que es invisible para cualquiera que...

El esclavo Androcles arriesga su vida por la libertad. Mientras se oculta, desarrolla una amistad inusual con un león herido. Tanto Androcles como el león son capturados, y el castigo de Androcles lo lleva a la libertad.

Mama and Papa have always warned their chicks never to have anything to do with strangers. But the sly fox disguises himself as a little lamb, and uses different tactics to try to trick the chicks into going with him. The cunning fox finally succeeds luring some of the chicks by promising delicious corn to them. Clucky, being the one who always listened to Papa and Mama, doesn’t go along. After a horrifying experience, Clucky’s sister escapes and realizes the importance of listening to parents and never talking to strangers. This cautionary tale stresses the importance of obeying parents...

Hua Xiayu conserva un recuerdo exento de odio de un pasado lleno de humillaciones. Solamente su amor al arte y a la vida le hará acepar lo inaceptable en un país terriblemente sumergido en la Revolución Cultural china. ¿Cómo no admirarla a esta víctima, ingenua, que, sin rencor, proclama humildemente su amor a la vida desde la más profunda miseria?

Llega fin de curso, y los alumnos de la Universidad de Ratford deciden llevar a escena el musical basado en el libro El maravilloso Mago de Oz. Las chicas del Club de Tea están entusiasmadas. Todas quieren formar parte del espectáculo, y ayudan a su amigo Craig a superar el miedo escénico.

En la víspera de la primera misión tripulada a Marte, un loco secuestra al ingeniero jefe a cargo del proyecto. Lo que puede ser un gran paso para la Humidad puede irse al traste... ¿Conseguirá nuestro héroe, el agente secreto Jack Stalwart, que la misión sea un éxito?

Now available in Spanish! An eleven-year-old’s world is upended by political turmoil in this “lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification” (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile. Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends and neighbors and family in the idyllic town of Valparaiso, Chile—until one day when warships are spotted in the harbor and schoolmates start disappearing from class without a word. Celeste doesn’t quite know what is happening, but one thing is clear: no one is safe, not anymore. The country has been ...