Nina Bonita A Story (Children's Books from Around the World) (English and Spanish Edition) by Ana Maria Machado, ElenaIribarren, Rosana Faria Paperback, 24 Pages, Published 2001 by Kane/Miller Book Pub ISBN-13: 978-1-929132-11-9, ISBN: 1-929132-11-5
"This beautiful and charming story deals with a sensitive subject in a sensitive way. "Black is beautiful" to a little white rabbit and while trying to discover the secret that will make him black, readers get a funny, yet educational introduction to genetics. Full color."
"In this sweetly funny picture book, a tiny mouse, Chico Canta, saves his entire family from the clever kitten, Little Gato-Gato, when he uses his quick wits and ability to speak another language. Chico Canta, the youngest of twelve, is a tiny, mischievous, fearless mouse who lives with his family in an old theater. They love to go upstairs to see the plays and echo the audience shouting, “Bravo, bravo!” as the curtain falls. Mrs. Canta ..."
"Chico Canta, the youngest of 12, is a tiny, mischievous, fearless mouse who lives with his family in an old theater. They love to go upstairs to see the plays and echo the audience shouting, Bravo, bravo!” as the curtain falls. Mrs. Canta speaks many languages not only English, Spanish, and Italian, but Spider, Cricket, and Moth as well. And she encourages her children to develop their own language skills. Bilingual, bravo!” she is ..."
Nina Bonita A Story (Children's Books from Around the World) by Ana Maria Machado, Rosana Faria, ElenaIribarren Hardcover, 24 Pages, Published 1996 by Kane Miller Book Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-916291-63-1, ISBN: 0-916291-63-4
"This beautiful and charming story deals with a sensitive subject in a sensitive way. "Black is beautiful" to a little white rabbit and while trying to discover the secret that will make him black, readers get a funny, yet educational introduction to genetics. Full color."
"A fabric and thread store in downtown Guatemala City in the late fifties is the setting for this evocative picture book. Mamá, Papá and six brothers and sisters live behind this magical store, with its roof terrace that provides a view of the city and the surrounding volcanoes.The narrator’s parents fled China during the Japanese invasion and, along with a few neighbors, found refuge in Central America where they set up their business. ..."
"A fabric and thread store in downtown Guatemala City in the late fifties is the setting for this evocative picture book. Mamá, Papá and six brothers and sisters live behind this magical store, with its roof terrace that provides a view of the city and the surrounding volcanoes.The narrator’s parents fled China during the Japanese invasion and, along with a few neighbors, found refuge in Central America where they set up their business. ..."
"Chico Canta, the youngest of 12, is a tiny, mischievous, fearless mouse who lives with his family in an old theater. They love to go upstairs to see the plays and echo the audience shouting, Bravo, bravo!” as the curtain falls. Mrs. Canta speaks many languages not only English, Spanish, and Italian, but Spider, Cricket, and Moth as well. And she encourages her children to develop their own language skills. Bilingual, bravo!” she is ..."
"El pan de la guerra (The Breadwinner) brings to life an issue that has recently exploded in the international media - the reality of life under the Taliban. Young Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her father, because he has a foreign education, is arrested by the Taliban, the religious group that controls the country. Since women cannot appear in public unless covered hea ..."
"Monsieur et madame Oukil et leurs enfants Flore et Nestor se lancent la dcouverte des pays anglophones. De Londres San Fransisco, de l'Afrique du Sud l'Australe, de l'Inde l'Alaska, ils vont parcourir sept pays o l'on parle anglais. Amuse-toi chercher les Oukil dans les grandes images pleines de dtails et parler anglais ! Et la fin du voyage, dcouvre avec Flore et Nestor un carnet rempli d'infos et de vocabulaire amusants."
"Les hauts sommets de l'Himalaya, le long fleuve Amazone en Amérique du Sud, ledésert brûlant du Sahara... monsieur et madame Oukilé et leurs enfants, Flore ..."
"Les Oukilé partent à la découverte des grandes villes du monde, dont Moscou, Québec, Marrakech, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Rio, Venise, Londres, Bangkok, New York et Paris."
"Presents an illustrated version of the traditional Spanish children's ballad in which is told the story of Lord Marlborough, named Mambrâu in the Spanish tradition, who sets off to war on his wedding night."