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Esta es la extraordinaria historia de Michaela DePrince, una niña que consiguió escapar de la crueldad de la guerra y ascender al estrellato en el mundo del ballet. Michaela nace como Mabinty Bangura en Sierra Leona en plena guerra civil. Huérfana y despreciada por las cuidadoras de su orfanato,...

Even as a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he went to college, his comic strip Igdoof was so popular that it spread to other universities! Still, Jeff faced challenges. His cartoons were rejected by syndicates that claimed his art was unprofessional....

Jorginho é um menino esperto e curioso. Um dia, na casa da avó Sofia, ele vive uma grande aventura com apenas três potes de tinta, cotonetes e uma vasilha velha. Com vermelho, azul e amarelo, o garoto criou muitas outras cores e fez descobertas incríveis. Venha viver essa experiência com Jorginho.

Illus. in full color. Difficult dinosaur names are simplified with phonics.

Découvre en t'amusant la vie extraordinaire de la peintre favorite de Marie-Antoinette ! C’était au temps de Louis XV. À Paris, une petite fille découvre le métier de son père. Comme lui, elle sera peintre ! L’enfant est douée mais s’ennuie au pensionnat... À l’âge de quinze...

Puccini's masterpiece, "La Boheme", is a love story which begins on Christmas Eve. The story of youngsters who experience all kinds of love, joy and pain throughout poverty has been loved by many people as much to be adapted as the Broadway musical "Rent". Now, we will explore...

What's Missing: Clothes is a book for toddlers that encourages observation and comparison while it expands the child's knowledge of clothing. A fun book for parents and children to share. Items examines are pants (pant leg), overalls (strap), shoes, sleeves, socks, mittens, boots, buttons, glass lens,...

It's hard to believe there are young people growing up today never knowing the impact The Beatles have had on their everyday lives. Finally is a picture book explaining to children in simple story form who The Beatles were and what their influence was on hair, dress, lifestyle, and music. Written...

In this new series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The second book follows Frida Kahlo, whose desire to study medicine was destroyed by a...

50 Spiele, die bei Kindern emotionale Intelligenz und interkulturelle Sensibilität fördern. Altersstufe: 4 bis 10 Jahre

El manifiesto feminista autobiográfico de Tres Voltes Rebel, una de las jóvenes promesas la ilustración en nuestro país, que nos empodera y recuerda que nada podrá con nosotras. «Nunca he encajado en los esquemas que la sociedad ha construido para ser una chica perfecta. Desde pequeña...

  The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It’s also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From...

From the forest fairies of West Africa to the magical brownies of Scotland, people have told stories about fairies for a long, long time. In England, two little girls shocked the world when they claimed that they had proof that fairies existed; they had photographs! But are fairies myth? Or are they...

For fans of PostSecret, Humans of New York, and If You Feel Too Much, this collection from suicide-awareness organization Project Semicolon features stories and photos from those struggling with mental illness. Project Semicolon began in 2013 to spread a message of hope: No one struggling with...