Alejandro Rojas Marcos

Now available in a Spanish language edition, this charming board book was originally published in English by Barron's in Spring 2003, titled My Own Human Body. It explains the human body in a series of words and pictures that are simplified for preschool boys and girls. The heavy board pages are die-cut in the shape of a smiling little boy. When kids lift the front cover, they remove his shirt and see the location of his heart. The text gives a simple explanation of how the heart pumps blood through the entire body. As kids turn successive pages, they observe the human body's interior and...

Learn about the rich history of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Tres años después de sus andanzas en Quinteto de Buenos Aires, vuelve Carvalho. Y también vuelve Charo con la intención de orientar el futuro del detective. A pocos meses del final del milenio, Carvalho vive una historia de amor, sectas, espionaje y muerte. Convocado para seguir un curso de espía y reclamado por una extraña mujer que le envía faxes, primero enigmáticos, luego enamorados, Carvalho convive con la sospecha de que ha sido elegido para una finalidad que no puede controlar. Bajo el peso del eterno diseñador del mundo, el poder del dinero, el detective hace suya la ansiedad ...

A visual feast of shapes, colors, and poetic riddles, this unique book combines contemporary art with a game of puzzles and observations. Hidden among spectacular pop-ups are hundreds of words and images, including a heart, a teardrop, a smile, flowers, and letters of the alphabet. Children discover new hidden objects with every read and lose themselves in the beauty of each magnificent page spread. Un festival visual de formas, colores y acertijos poéticos, este libro único combina el arte contemporáneo con un juego de adivinanzas y observación. Escondidos entre los desplegables...