The Great Deception / El Gran Engaño Bilingual (English & Spanish)

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...

Nicholas, a bored teenager, had to spend long hours watching his family’s sheep. To break the boredom he dreamed of ways to have fun. His practical jokes caused him to suffer loss, but it also opened his eyes. Nicolás sabe que vigilar a las ovejas de la familia es importante, pero considera que es uno de los trabajos más aburridos del mundo. Para romper con el aburrimiento, simula ser atacado y se ríe hasta el cansancio viendo cómo las personas del pueblo suben la colina, apuradas por ayudarlo. Desde su punto de vista, sus bromas prácticas son un gran éxito, pero las personas del...

Aunque Randy es amado en casa, odia ser pobre. Cuando se le ofrecen dos deseos, rápidamente desea que todo lo que toca se convierta en oro. Mientras sostiene su perro de oro sin vida, se da cuenta de que la felicidad es más que posesiones. Su último deseo lo transforma.

En esta recopilación de leyendas y mitos populares, la literatura oriental está representada por Ramayana, Mahabarata y las Mil y una noches. Del mundo griego clásico encontramos a los protagonistas de la Ilíada; y de la épica medieval, a los tres héroes más conocidos de las tradiciones española, francesa y germánica: el Cid, Roldán y Sigfrido. De los libros de caballerías figuran dos de sus más bellas leyendas: las de Tristán e Iseo y la del valiente Lohengrin. Por último, como muestra de las literaturas primitivas escandinavas tenemos a Balder; y la lucha de los hombres de las ...

For use in schools and libraries only. Jess Aarons gains the strength to cope with unexpected tragedy by going to a secret kingdom in the woods invented by Leslie Burke, a newcomer to his rural Virginia community.

No one would have thought that Skye would become a movie star. Laura and her friend Tariq accompany the three-legged husky to the shooting of a Hollywood blockbuster in the halls of St. Petersburg s great Hermitage Museum. But someone s plan to boycott the shoot provokes a series of accidents that could prove deadly."

Olivia doesn’t have very good table manners. Fortunately, her mom is very patient, and encourages her to try again, with songs and plenty of good humor. Olivia’s mom knows that a dash of fun and a splash of love help children to learn routines and become more independent. Do you want to learn her rhymes? They’re handy, and very easy to remember!