Cruzando El Pacifico

A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.

Rosa y su hermano se pelean todo el tiempo. A ella le gusta leer libros y le tiene miedo a la oscuridad, y a el le gusta estar en la calle jugando futbol y asustar a su hermana. Simplemente son muy diferentes para poder llevarse bien. Lo que necesitan para volverse amigos es una aventura juntos. Y eso es exactamente lo que encuentran en el tunel. Todos los hermanos, desde sus distancias, recorren siempre tuneles inesperados que los acercan profundamente.

The lazy rooster and the mischievous mouse can't be bothered to help the Little Red Hen tend her ear of wheat. They can't be bothered to help her take it to the miller either, or bake it into bread. But when her loaf of warm, fragrant bread is ready, the Little Red Hen is not at all inclined to share it with them. The Rooster and the mouse soon mend their ways. This lively version of the classic tale is given contemporary treatment with dynamic, textured illustrations which consist of collage hung wires and then photographed by artist Kate Slater.

"La inspectora Cruz y su hija Alba han embarcado en el Goelán dispuestas a disfrutar de unas merecidas vacaciones. Sin embargo, la primera noche a bordo, un extraño suceso agita a todo el barco: ¡la valiosa esmeralda de la duquesa de la Florinata ha desaparecido! Alba y su nuevo amigo Oliver se estrenarán como detectives investigando a las diferentes familias de pasajeros."--Back cover.

Ivn Drago invents a game and participates in a contest. Shortly thereafter, he receives a letter notifying him that he has been selected out of ten thousand children. This situation changes his life. His parents disappear and he finds himself forced to live first with his aunt, and later with his grandpa, the famous game inventor Nicols Drag, in the city of Zyl, city of games. There, a world of adventure and mystery awaits him. Recently released on the big screen, this amazing tale takes the concept of metafiction one step farther, making the book a game within a game. The original,...