Los viajes en el tiempo de Mampato

From their window on the bus, a girl and a boy see a fire truck that goes woo-ooo-ooo, also known as a camión de bomberos--uuuah uuuah uuuah. They see a train, an ambulance and an airplane too! With this rollicking adaptation of "The Wheels on the Bus," young people can sing out the names of their favorite vehicles and the sounds they make -- in both English and Spanish.

"Imaginación y humor tiene este abecedario, en el que cada letra motiva un poema y cada poema, una cascada de palabras y sonidos, para saborear las letras del idioma español."--Back cover.

Experts agree that the first sentence of a book is fundamental. It provokes intrigue and curiosity, promises mysteries to be solved and hours of entertainment. If it works, it hooks us. In this book, the author writes 22 stories that start with the first sentences of famous novels, such as Rayuela, David Copperfield, El perfume, and La silla de plata, among others. Additionally, it reveals to the reader that words are not enough by themselves, but that, on occasion, they inspire more words.

Todos los compan eros de Yasmin esta ́n deseando jugar al fu ́tbol, menos ella. Ha visto co ́mo juegan los profesionales ¡y le da miedo! ¡Y ahora tiene que jugar de arquera! ¿Conseguira ́ vencer sus miedos o abandonara ́ el partido? ¡Vamos, Yasmin!