La niña y la estrella

Poetic text recounts the childhood of the noted Spanish poet, including his love for the nature and folklore of his native Andalusia, his introduction to music and literature at home, and his health problems.

Georgina L�zaro presents the life of Rub�n Dar�o, father of Modernism, in this new addition to the award-winning series Cuando los grandes eran peque�os

El sueño de Lily Lace es convertirse en diseñadora de modas, y su deseo está a punto de cumplirse cuando descubre un enigmático armario. Lily se verá inmersa en una aventura inolvidable. A los 11 años, Lily se encuentra con un guardarropa mágico. Sin pensarlo dos veces se pone un vestido verde que tiene su propio instructivo. De repente ¡tiene 18 años y está en el Palacio de Versalles en Francia! Allí tendrá que descubrir el secreto que esconde una misteriosa tela mientras trata de cumplir un encargo de la caprichosa emperatriz María Antonieta. Es un libro que explora la historia ...

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...

Natalie, who lives in the large hotel managed by her father, has a dangerous friendship with Tulip, the wildly uncontrollable girl on a neighboring farm.

In Spanish. A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpr� Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.