El Misterio del Escriba Sentado

Hay recetas que pasan de madres a hijas durante generaciones para formar un corpus culinario familiar. Todos recordamos los sabores del fogón de la abuela, aquellos platos guisados a fuego lento que eran el alma de cualquier reunión o fiesta y que hoy nos gustaría poder volver a saborear. Con este libro podemos revivir este delicioso pasado en nuestra mesa. Hagamos un paréntesis en la prosa de este mundo globalizado y para ello, comencemos guisando otra vez para los nuestros los platos de la cocina de siempre.

Grouped by area, this illustrated book introduces children to the world's greatest cities. They include New York, Lima, Venice, Athens, Hong Kong, Bombay, Cairo, Nairobi, Brisbane, and Honolulu.

Dads can teach us many things–from how to make a pizza to how to read! Readers follow along as a relatable narrator experiences the learning opportunities around every corner when they spend time with their dad. This engaging fictional story is told through accessible text that readers can explore on their own or with the help of an adult. Colorful illustrations are closely aligned to the text to help develop strong reading comprehension skills. These illustrations also keep readers entertained with each turn of the page.

¿Recuerdan cómo devoraron en su momento Una mujer difícil, la novela en la que John Irving contaba la historia de Ruth Cole? ¿Se acuerdan del cuento protagonizado por sus hermanos Tom y Tim? ¿Y del inquietante ruido que los despertó en plena noche? Ahora publicamos ese cuento en un volumen aparte, maravillosamente ilustrado por Tatjana Hauptmann. Nada más salir en Alemania, el semanario Stern lo ha recomendado sentenciando: «De lectura obligada para todos los seguidores de John Irving».Traducido ya a varias lenguas, El ruido que hace alguien cuando no quiere hacer ruido es el primer...

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...

In Del Rio, Texas, life is all about borders -- and what happens when you cross the line. A fresh new series in the tradition of Bluford High explores what it's like to grow up on the edge. In the Rio Grande Valley, life is all about borders -- and what happens when you cross the line. Nothing is simple in a border town like Dos Rios, in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Even for high school students Fabiola Garza and her younger sister Alexis, whose parents run a local Tex-Mex restaurant, Dos Rios is full of borders -- where you should go, who your friends should be, which boy you should date. ...