El lago de los cisnes

Once upon a time, a wonderful mirror was hung at the entrance of a house. When the owners had guests over, no one could resist the temptation to look at that precious mirror. People adored being reflected in the mirror and in doing so, the mirror felt special. One day, the mirror started to look away, and everything changed. This magical metaphor helps teach kids about looking kindly on those around us.

Thirteen-year-old Hannah Higgins is convinced her summer is ruined when she is forced to travel to Africa and work in a remote village in Kenya with her mom and uncle. Never having been to a developing country, she finds the food gross and the community filthy. She has to live without electricity or running water. Then she is told she must attend school. Just when she thinks nothing could make this trip any worse, she learns people there are dying of hunger and preventable disease. Hannah becomes frustrated and wants to help, but when poverty threatens the lives of people she loves, all she...

Mary Shelley empezó a gestar esta novela en el verano de 1816, un verano lluvioso y sin apenas sol. Tal vez estas circunstancias extraordinarias propiciaran este relato de terror, en el que no solo se cuenta la historia del joven científico Victor Frankenstein y su "demoníaca criatura", sino que se abordan temas fundamentales de la naturaleza humana plenamente vigentes en la sociedad actual. De acuerdo con las características generales de la colección Clásicos a Medida, el texto que presentamos a continuación es una adaptación dirigida a los jóvenes lectores que se ha realizado a...

HabÍa una vez un conejito que se querÍa ir lejos. Pero no importaba Como o adÓnde decidÍa ir, su mamÁ siempre se lo impedÍa, pues ella adoraba a su conejito.