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The seven brothers are precursors to the modern comic book super heroes that are so popular. Each has an unusual skill. The first has remarkable hearing. The second can see over vast distances. The third has unusual strength. The fourth has bones of iron. The fifth has legs that can grow as long and thick as tree trunks. The sixth brother can never be too hot. The seventh brother can cry such large tears that they can drown an entire village. Much effort goes into keeping him happy. The key to the story is that they look alike. The Seven Chinese Brothers is for children who are past the time...

Third-grader Sofia wants to wear a beautiful, hand-me-down dress to her cousin Rosario's quinceaänera, but first she will have to lose some weight by exercising and eating healthier foods, with help from her mother and sister.

El mundo no se acaba del mismo modo para todos. En este libro se presentan 19 versiones del anuncio milenarista que se cumplirá, o no, un día de diciembre de 2012... o cualquier otro. Estas historias abarcan un amplio registro, desde la fantasía hasta el realismo crudo, de la historia íntima a la histeria colectiva, del sentido del humor hilarante a la revelación trágica, de la ruptura amorosa a robots asesinos y fantasmas. Los personajes deciden cómo vivir el día final, y sus elecciones pasan por cantar en un avión rolas ochenteras o jugar el último nivel de un videojuego. Otros,...

The Callender brothers, members of the Bloodhound club, possess a great curiosity and adventurous spirit. When their father is elected director of an exhibition in Paris, they are delighted to spend a vacation there. Though when they arrive, they come to find that the Seated Scribe, the masterpiece of the exhibition, is nothing more than an imitation. Los hermanos Callender, miembros del Club de los sabuesos, tienen una enorme curiosidad y un gran espíritu de aventura. Cuando su padre es elegido director de una exposición en París, están encantados de pasar allí unas vacaciones..., que...