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Think there's just one fairy tale with a girl who meets danger in disguise? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Little Red Riding Hood stories. Visit Germany, Italy, and Taiwan, and find out whose "sick grandmother" is a tiger, and who is saved not by a "kind hunter" but by a talking river. Fully translated Spanish text.

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In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of 420 men, women, and children. This area of New York had been a burial ground set aside for both free and enslaved Africans during the 1600s and 1700s. It’s thought to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. This noteworthy book—which includes sidebars, fact boxes, a timeline, and maps—fills in the gaps of history books, exposing much about what life was like in colonial New York for Africans.

"Esta delicada historia enfoca la relación entre dos niñas que se encuentran en un campamento veraniego y describe la cálida amistad que se desarrolla entre ambas pese a que una de ellas tiene el síndrome de Down"--P. [4] of cover.