Carrera de caracol

Este libro reúne seis textos (de Jairo Buitrago, Eduardo Otálora, Catalina Navas, Adriana Carreño, Francisco Montaña y Celso Román) dirigidos a niñas y niños; su tema es la naturaleza, qué significado tiene y cómo se manifiesta en Bogotá. Cada uno de estos textos está ilustrado por un artista colombiano (Juan Camilo Mayorga, Claudia Rueda, Leonardo Gómez, Gabriela Otálora, Lorena Bayona y Natalia Rojas).

Presents Toltec myths and legends about creation, gods, heroes, water, crops, cities, and other topics, and describes daily life in Toltec times.

All the children at school are making their superheroes' albums, and at recess, they exchange their duplicate stamps. By doing some cheating, Santiago is the first in completing his collection and turns it in for a fabulous prize. That night, however, Santiago meets one those superheroes, Hatsune, who along with his fox, Atzaru, will teach Santiago a valuable lesson in honesty.

In this “captivating and exquisite” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to Chile and after the dictator is removed, and makes it her mission to rebuild her community and find those who are still missing. During Celeste Marconi’s time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaíso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she’s finally returned home to find the horrible years of the dictatorship has left its mark on her once...