La abuela perdida

Are the witches as ugly as we are told in stories and as we see in pictures? And what of the fairies, those beautiful ladies? Are they really so sweet and so thin? The issue is not so clear. Is it possible, for example, that outer appearances fool us all? The issue is something dark and there are opinions for every taste. Perhaps this book will settle the matter, finally revealing the secrets of witches with their hats, their warts, and those horrible mustaches that both frighten us and make for an exquisite tale.

The four books in this series introduce children to their surroundings by describing different types of homes, streets, stores, flowers, and school activities. The accompanying illustrations allow readers to visualize what the stories' protagonists see when they visit each other, go to school, or go out shopping with their mothers. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Conan la leyenda nos ha contado la infancia y primera juventud de Conan, así como su abandono de Cimmeria, su llegada a la civilización y sus andanzas como ladrón, primer oficio que adopta el joven bárbaro. Pero Conan ha crecido. Tiene 19 años y ya no es un niño, y a su madurez física acompaña una aún mayor madurez emocional fruto de las duras experiencias vividas. Su inocencia ha terminado y su visión del mundo ya no es la misma. Decide abrazar el oficio de mercenario y hacer así de la guerra su hogar, pero antes de ello, regresa al que fue su primer hogar: Cimmeria. Así, si...

Just before the SS captures her in 1942, Antibe, who is more than four thousand years old, sends a message to Partagon, a thief who offers the Nazis the sword of Mars and a tablet with alchemical secrets, but is hiding even greater mysteries.