Chico de Hombre

"Simple text and color photographs introduce basic concepts of near and far--in both English and Spanish"--Provided by publisher.

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...

Bet, una chica de Otívar (un adorable pueblo rural) se traslada a Madrid con su Yorkshire intolerante al gluten para trabajar de administrativa en el famoso Bulcano de Cis Fútbol Club. A pesar de sus grandes torpezas y sus exclusivas amistades, intenta llevar una vida tranquila. Lo que no sabe Bet es que, la cena de navidad de la empresa le tiene reservada una sorpresa y hará que su vida dé un giro de 180º. ¿Abandonará sus prejuicios dejándose llevar por sus sentimientos? ¿Apostará por una estabilidad emocional? ¿Lo dejará todo por temor a las consecuencias? Una comedia romántica ...

This appealing small format prayer book includes a version of the Lord's Prayer, and other prayers inspired by the words of Jesus, written to be accessible to under 5s. Melanie Mitchell's cuddly illustrations will help little children empathize with the sentiment of the prayers, providing a warm and soft focus as adult and child share these special words together. This book publishes in series with "First Prayers at Bedtime," which includes much-loved traditional prayers and blessings and versified psalms rewritten for young children.