CUENTOS FABULOSOS

Some things are close -- cerca. Others are far -- lejos. With sweet simplicity, this charming dual-language board book and its companion volume, Lejos/Far, engage young children. Mi cuarto está cerca de la cocina. My bedroom is close to the kitchen. As she walks from her kitchen through a daisy-filled yard to the house next door, a little girl notices things that are close to each other -- just as the little boy she goes to visit is close to her.

En la escuela Speakator, los niños aprenden a hablar en público. Cada uno de los pequeños protagonistas de las ocho historias que incluye esta original propuesta (Sara, Amina, Dani, Harry, Pablo, Raf, Julia y Yadira) desarrollará una diferente «habilidad» oratoria: transmitir empatía, comunicar con gestos además de con palabras, ordenar sus ideas, hablar con claridad, ganar confianza..., y todos ellos pondrán en práctica distintas estrategias que les ayudarán a perder la timidez o el miedo a la hora de comunicarse con los demás.

This book will instill readers with an understanding of the rewarding nature of helping family members. Observing the narrator�s actions as he reads the paper aloud, walks the dog, and does the dishes, readers will be inspired to be proactive about offering assistance. Delightful illustrations will catch the fancy of beginning readers. A pictorial glossary of words to know is included to strengthen growing vocabularies.

Originalmente concebido como una revista, es el libro infantil por excelencia de la literatura de Cuba del siglo XIX. Jose Marti expone aqui su proyecto latinoamericanista. Originally conceived as a magazine, this book is the 19th century children's book par excellence, in Cuba. Jose Marti reveals in this retelling of mythology his Latin-Americanist project..."