Colorandia

For use in schools and libraries only. A collection of fifteen Latin American folktales which include some variations on traditional stories as well as Aztec and Mayan creation myths and ghost stories.

Spanish/English edition of a classic tale. One day Tortoise overhears Hare boasting, 'I can run so fast I leave the wind behind.' 'What nonsense,' says Tortoise to Hare. 'I'll give you a race.' Hare falls about laughing, but all the same he accepts the challenge. As they set off, Hare bounds down the lane, with Tortoise creeping along behind. Hare obviously has the natural advantage, so he stops for an elevenses of carrots, is overcome by sleepiness and takes a long nap. Soon Tortoise has crept slowly but surely past him and wins the race - just! Aesop's most well-known fable - pitting...

The reader is invited to join three freelance knights on a quest to retrieve the sacred sword and rescue the king from Blag the Untrustworthy, who is holding Gilbert the Gracious in the dreaded Castle Gloom on the far side of Gladlands.

La familia Oso tiene que abandonar las montañas nevadas, donde siempre había vivido. Oso Mediano no deja de protestar por el cambio. Todo le parece mal en el nuevo valle. Pero pronto sucederá algo que le hará aprender a apreciar el lado positivo de la vida.