Manos

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...

"Tener miedo da mucho miedo, pero este libro no da miedo, sino que nos ayuda avencerlo. ¿Quieres saber más? Pues abre el libro, ¡sin miedo!, que voy a contarte..." -- from backcover.

The perfect board book for babies and toddlers to read with Mom! "I love my mommy because she gives me great big hugs." This book begins with a heartwarming scene between a human parent and child, but moves on to loving care in many animal families. "She listens when I talk," says a mewing kitten. "She tucks me in," says a joey kangaroo. Children will love reading about how baby animals spend time with their moms, and mammas everywhere will love celebrating Mother's Day—or any occassion!—with this adorable gift from their little ones.

Alonso descubre el maravilloso territorio de Perú. Junto con Maita, su nuevo amigo inca, intenta recuperar el bastón del curaca, que ha sido robado al padre de Maita y que es fundamental para su poder.