Ciudad y escritura. Imaginario de la ciudad latinoamericana a las puertas del siglo XXI

What would you do if you found out you only had months to live? In Jenny Downham's debut novel, Tessa must grapple with this situation. This book will make all readers reflect upon the true value of things.

Once upon a time, there was a mouse who lived in Europe who longed to go to America, the land of liberty, and be reunited with his friends who had fled. He decides the best way to get there would be to fly. He makes many attempts until he finally designs the perfect plane. His successful voyage inspires an entire nation, including a young boy named Charles Lindbergh. Children will love the detailed illustrations and the mouse's determination in spite of some failed attempts in this very original picture book. A brief history of aviation is included at the end of the book.

Fourteen critical essays on Carlos Rojas, one of the leading contemporary Spanish novelists, and winner of the Premio Nacional de Literatura, the Premio Planeta and the Premio Nadal. A study of characterization, symbolism, time, magic, and death, makes this the most important and comprehensive examination of Rojas' outstanding novelistic contributions

La literatura infantil y juvenil como fenómeno de mercado es reciente, y sus orígenes, lejanos en el tiempo. Conocer su desarrollo, sus principales representantes, sus tendencias es, sin duda, una de las mejores formas de capacitación de todos los que necesitan entender y orientarse en medio de la enorme avalancha de libros existentes en la actualidad. Este libro marca un punto de partida para todos los que buscan un panorama general de la literatura para niños, abriendo puertas para aquellos interesados en profundizar en su conocimiento. Una historia portátil y abarcable que, como buena ...