El Galeon De Manila / The Galleon of Manila

Ideal for young children. Sturdy books that will stand up to wear and tear with full-color illustrations and clear, simple text. Each one has a convenient carry-along handle.

Two plays by Juan Mayorga that exemplify the author's philosophical drama. Hamelin is set in an unnamed, corrupt city where the powerful and rich prey on the poor. Will a Pied Piper save the city's children from the "rats" that plague it? La tortuga de Darwin tells the story of Harriet, the tortoise that Charles Darwin brought back to England from the Galapagos. Since her voyage, Harriet has evolved into a turtle-woman, able to think, speak, and bear witness to the terrible events of the past two centuries.

Presents general information about the everyday life of children in Europe, the far north, Japan, India, England, the Middle East, the United States, South America, China, and different parts of Africa.

La maldición de Chaka, obra excepcional dentro de la producción de Henry Rider Haggard (célebre sobre todo por Las minas del rey Salomón, Allan Quatermain y Ella), trasciende la novela de aventuras para ofrecernos una narración rebosante de la historia mítica del pueblo Zulú, de épica y de elementos sobrenaturales. La historia, referida por el viejo Mopo a un misterioso viajero, nos habla de los grandes acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar durante el reinado del cruel Chaka, fundador del imperio Zulú (un mito y un dios para su pueblo, que se empeñó en matar a todos sus hijos para no...