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Hoy día, ser nieta de una bruja no es ningún chollo. Porque las brujas de verdad son bastante siniestras. La nuestra se llama Cúrcuma, y su pobre nieta, Adela, no lo pasa nada bien viviendo con ella. Pero de repente va a aparecer un personaje muy especial, una urraca, que con su desfachatez y su ingenio, va a ponerlo todo patas arriba.

Un buen día en que Alfredo piensa visitar a su abuela, se encuentra en la plaza del pueblo a un extraño vendedor. Al chocar contra su maletín, caen al suelo unos círculos negros que parecen... ¡agujeros!. Se trata de Porfirio, un científico extravagante que ha inventado la fabricación de agujeros, si bien el invento es imperfecto. Por ello se considera, en buena parte, un fracasado. El problema de tan asombroso invento es que, como siempre, cuando algo bueno cae en manos de gente malvada, puede provocar un caos social.

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will learn about the events that lead to the American Revolution. With a visually appealing layout, this ESL book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and...

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!

Using helpful charts, graphs, informational text in conjunction with vivid images and intriguing facts, this engaging, Spanish-translated title allows early elementary readers to explore the ecosystem, plants, and animals of the deserts around the world.

A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave... When Dirk Pitt of NUMAr is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases - but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? However, there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt's investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There he and NUMAr colleague Al Giordino must battle ...