El tapiz de abuela

This collection follows Dana, a solitary, unique child who has never fit in as she embarks on a new life befitting her talents. When a strange man proposes an education and better life for Dana, her family must agree, and she sets off to a school of the occult in the Valley of the Wolves. Once at the school, Dana and her new friends confront a series of challenges, both personal and ethical, overcoming each with strength and insight. Dana must use her powers to fight off evil influences. Set in a mystical, ancient time, these books are filled with wonder and intrigue. Readers will be moved by ...

"Una obra maestra sin pretensiones... el poder de este libro radica en su riqueza, alusiva y artística." New York Times Book Review "Visualmente intrigante y emotivamente resonante, este es un libro para ser comentado. Con cada lectura subsecuente ofrece una nueva lectura de significados y conexiones visuales." School Library Journal Starred Review El abuelo está en su jardín. No, él no siempre fue jardinero. También fue un niño que se crió en una granja, tuvo varicela, dio su primer beso, fue un soldado, y sobre todo fue un artista. Pero ahora ya no recuerda muchas cosas... Por eso...

Shaped like a square -- with arms and legs that rattle -- "Senor Cuadrado" certainly lives up to his name. This delightful soft book in the "Shape Family" series tells the story of Senor Cuadrado's birthday celebration with friends and family, while it introduces little ones to everyday objects with a square shape: a toy box, books, a telephone, a jack-in-a-box, blocks, and a house.

Juan de Pareja, the slave who prepares the paints and canvases of the artist Velâazquez, describes his work with his master and the climate of Spanish court life. I, Juan de Pareja is the winner of the 1966 Newbery Medal. Spanish Edition. Latino Interest.