Loqueleo Catalog 2019

Víctor Carvajal Mamire, el último niño Mamire, the Last Child ILLUSTRATIONS Eduardo Osorio GR U Community and Community Involvement / School and Education 9789561527362 4" x 7" / 110 pp $12.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Realistic Fiction Mamire is the last child, the last grandchild, the last student, and the last shepherd left in a small rural village in the mountains of Chile. Entire families have left the village, lured by the fascination of the cities. Shortly before he is about to leave with his parents, the child makes up a plan to change the fate of his beloved village. 1998 IBBY CHILE HONOR BOOK, MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR An entertaining twenty-title series that helps young readers master the basics of a variety of history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Simple and short, yet rigorous, these informational texts and their lively illustrations and diagrams will engage even the most reluctant readers. Marcela Codda El abecé visual de países, religiones y culturas del mundo The Illustrated Basics of Countries, Religions, and Cultures of the World ILLUSTRATIONS Carlos Escudero GR V Multicultural 9788499070193 8¼" x 11¼" / 64 pp $17.95 / PB Informational Text Expository / Social Studies MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING TITLE Irène Cohen-Janca El último viaje del doctor Korczak y sus hijos Mister Doctor: Janusz Korczak and the Orphans of the Warsaw Ghetto ILLUSTRATIONS Maurizio A. C. Quarello GR R Holocaust / WWII / Humanitarians 9786070129926 8" x 11¾" / 64 pp $19.95/ PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / History This profoundly moving book is based on the true story of Polish educator, writer, and doctor Janusz Korczak. His works inspired the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, adopted by the UN in 1959. With mood- setting artwork and lyrical text, this book allows young readers to meet the remarkable man whose humanity and bravery stand as a glimmer of light in one of history’s darkest periods. An entertaining twenty-title series that helps young readers master the basics of a variety of history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Simple and short, yet rigorous, these informational texts and their lively illustrations and diagrams will engage even the most reluctant readers. Marisa do Brito Barrote El abecé visual de mitos y leyendas universales The Illustrated Basics of World Myths and Legends ILLUSTRATIONS Leonardo Batic GR V Legends, Myths, and Fables / Dragons, Unicorns, and Mythical Creatures / Multicultural 9788499070186 8¼" x 11¼" / 64 pp $17.95 / PB Informational Text Expository / Social Studies / Language Arts 211 HISPANIC CULTURE AND OTHER CULTURES AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER