Contra corriente

"This book is aimed at children that are at least two years old. Its purpose is to teach them about the countryside and its prototypical characters. In this book, a little goat is the guide animal."

Does good luck exist? Or is it all a matter of probability? Isabel and Nicols are neighbors and they sometimes walk to school together. One morning, Isabel wears her grandmother's bracelet which, according to her, brings good luck. The precious object gets lost, and then begins a tour around the most diverse and endearing people in the neighborhood. Everyone's lives change as they have their "stroke of luck." The dynamic prose, the abundant dialogue, and the descriptions of the characters round out a novel that, with its multiple storylines, captures readers with its plot.

Brief text and photographs of carvings made from vegetables introduce the world of emotions by presenting leading questions such as "Are you feeling angry?"

Sin el antecedente que representan sus pueblos primitivos, América Latina habría sido muy distinta de lo que es hoy en día; para todos queda claro que la mezcla de culturas entre conquistadores europeos y nativos americanos produjo la sociedad en la cual vivimos hoy, y la rica variedad de su cultura. Que estas culturas ancestrales comiencen a desaparecer es, por lo mismo, un acontecimiento crítico debido a lo que podría perderse. En un esfuerzo para conservar la cultura y lengua popular del pueblo náhuatl, el autor de este libro ha recogido historias de este pueblo y las ha publicado,...