Enamorada para siempre

She was little and quick and pretty. Her mother nicknamed her Colibri, Spanish for "Hummingbird". At age four she was kidnapped, torn from her parents on a crowded bus in Guatemala City. Since then, she's traveled with "Uncle," the ex-soldier and wandering beggar who has renamed her Rosa. Uncle has always told Rosa that he searched for his parents but had no success. There's almost no chance Rosa will ever find them--but Rosa still remembers and longs for them. When she was young, Uncle consulted fortune-tellers who told him that Rosa would bring him luck--a treasure big enough to last him...

Una serie de extraños robos se producen en Mariefred: dinero, bienes, mascotas... Alrik encabeza la lista de sospechosos: por supuesto, ha tenido que ser uno de los dos chicos que viven en una casa de acogida, en eso está de acuerdo todo el pueblo. Pero lo que los vecinos de Mariefred no saben es que la culpable es una bruja. ¡Una bruja que con su magia negra ha creado una bjära, un mensajero del mal! Y sus malvados planes poco a poco empiezan a surtir efecto...

Children learn from all sorts of teachers throughout their lives, not just the ones in school. In this entertaining book, readers follow along as a relatable narrator learns from his aunt. Familiar locations, such as the grocery store, help beginning readers and young listeners apply what they learn to everyday situations. Bright illustrations and close picture-text correlation help readers develop reading comprehension skills and reinforce key concepts such as counting and pet care. This engaging book shows that learning can be fun for all ages.

Bruno likes to read, draw, and play soccer, but his parents insist on organizing other activities for him.