Loqueleo Catalog 2019

Georgina Lázaro León Don Quijote para siempre Don Quixote Forever ILLUSTRATIONS Wally Rodríguez GR L Classics / Action and Adventure / Justice 9781631139604 8" x 10" / 32 pp $15.95 / PB Literature Poetry / Narrative Poems An old man from La Mancha goes crazy after reading too many books about knights and chivalry. Believing himself one of those heroes, he leaves to travel all around Castilla in search of adventures with his squire, Sancho. With this book written in verse, children will start to connect with one of the most important works in world literature: Don Quijote de la Mancha. PURA BELPRÉ HONOR-WINNING AUTHOR Carlos Ruvalcaba La mariposa bailarina The Butterfly Ballerina ILLUSTRATIONS Francisco Mora GR L Animals / Nature / Ecology 9781631139673 8" x 10" / 24 pp $11.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Stories / Fantasy / Allegory In this imaginative tale, based on the migration of the monarch butterfly, the Moon becomes spellbound by the beautiful dancing of Lucero, the butterfly ballerina. The Moon claims Lucero and turns her into a brilliant star that guides the many thousands of butterflies in their migratory journey from Mexico to Canada. Andrés Pi Andreu La abeja de más One Bee Too Many ILLUSTRATIONS Kim Amate GR L Intolerance and Acceptance / Conflict Resolution / Politics and Government 9781682921470 7¼" x 8½" / 32 pp $12.99 / PB Literature Narrative / Stories / Fantasy / Satire 2013 THE WHITE RAVENS AWARD; PREMIO NACIONAL DE LITERATURA INFANTIL DE CUBA WINNING AUTHOR; APEL LES MESTRES AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR One day, the bees called for a grand assembly in the beehive to discuss why it was that they were always all squashed together in cramped working conditions. After complex calculations, they realized that there was one bee too many in their beehive! Through entertaining illustrations and humor, this delightful story explores such serious topics as prejudice and tolerance. David J. Smith ¿Y si...? Una increíble forma de percibir la realidad If: A Mind-Bending NewWay of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers ILLUSTRATIONS Steve Adams GR U Space Science and Exploration / History of Science / Math Concepts 9786070128080 9½" x 9½" / 40 pp $15.95 / PB Informational Text Expository / Science / History Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the world wealth divided into one hundred coins), to size differences (the planets shown as different types of balls). A great classroom reference that can be reached for again and again when studying scale and measurement, and also for math applications in other disciplines. 175 PICTURE BOOKS AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER