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El Cocuyo, o luciérnaga, conoce a una vieja Mora que le atiende con ternura y le pide que se case con ella. Pero el Cocuyo no quiere saber nada de una Mora vieja y deshojada. Pasado el tiempo, se vuelven a encontrar. Ella se ha transformado en una planta hermosa y él se arrepiente de su decisión. Un cuento de la etnia pemón sobre el amor no correspondido que explica el origen de la luz de las luciérnagas.

Ten leading contemporary children's writers from Spain and Latin America--including Eliacer Cansino, Gloria Cecilia Díaz, Gonzalo Moure, and Ana María Shua--have created short stories based on the UNICEF's Charter of Children's Rights. Each one lends itself perfectly for classroom discussion. The complete text of the charter is included at the end of the book.978846960124\\The lone tree on Peace Street is rather grouchy. He especially does not like it when kids climb him. When autumn comes, his mood sours even more. He becomes so dried out, the town decides he must be cut down. The children ...

Los nueve cuentos de este libro se relacionan entre sí por el lugar donde ocurren los hechos: el luminoso "mundo de arriba" y el sereno "mundo de abajo". Allí, una serie de personajes tan diferentes viven historias realmente inolvidables.

An African-American family gets together to celebrate Kwanzaa, but the celebration is spoiled because their beloved pet cat is missing. As the family sets off on a quest to find the cat, the reader learns about the seven values celebrated in Kwanzaa in a simple and entertaining way. Includes and informative section about the holiday.