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For ages: 3 to 6



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¿CÓMO SE PIDEN LAS COSAS?
How We Ask for Things?

Text: Alonso Núñez
Illustrations: Valeria Gallo

Lucia, a rude little girl, will learn that asking for things by
saying “please” is the best way
to get what she wants.


No. of pages: 24
Format: 15 x 15 cm
Binding: hardcover with hot stamping
ISBN: 978-607-7749-26-4



FORMA O FIGURA... ¡HASTA EN LA BASURA!
Shape or Figure… Even Scattered Among the Litter!

Text: Alonso Núñez
Illustrations: Silvia Luz Alvarado

What are geometrical shapes? Which are the most common?
Answers will be found in this square book.


No. of pages: 16
Format: 12.5 x 12.5 cm
Binding: cartoné
ISBN: 978-607-7749-18-9



¡QUE SUSTO!
What a scare!

Text: Luz María Chapela
Illustrations: Pedro García

Adventures of a colt that take us to an ending as extraordinary as life itself.

No. of pages: 18
Format: 12.5 x 12.5 cm
Binding: cartoné
ISBN: 978-607-95011-3-6



PROBLEMÁTICO LO ACUÁTICO
A Bunch of Tricky Aquatic Issues

Text: Alonso Núñez
Illustrations: Alberto Gamón

Join Scientist Molécula in one of the greatest aqua-adventures of all times. See how complicated it is to supply water to our cities, and find out the differences between a world WITH WATER and a world WITHOUT WATER. By the end, you'll discover whether or not there will ever be a solution to the water supply problem.

No. of pages: 20
Format: 12.5 x 12.5 cm
Binding: cartoné
ISBN: 978-968-494-219-6


Me parezco, me parezco

ME PAREZCO, ME PAREZCO
I'm Just Like Me, I’m Just Like Me

Text: Edgar Román
Illustrations: Ana Sanfelippo

From the imaginary voice of a very observant little boy, comes this simple and amusing account which will encourage children to look for similarities and differences between themselves and those around them.

No. of pages: 16
Format: 12.5 x 12.5 cm
Binding: cartoné
ISBN: 978-968-494-224-0

Mi mano

MI MANO
My Hand

Text: María Cristina Ramos
Ilustrations: Pablo Serrano

A poem in praise of art and imagination, which invites children to become creative.

No. of pages: 16
Format: 12.5 x 12.5 cm
Binding: cartoné
ISBN: 978-968-494-213-4

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the School Library Program.



DESAYUNO, COMIDA Y CENA: ¡DINOSAURIOS EN CADENA!
Dinosaurs’ Mealtime: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Text: Alonso Núñez (México)
Illustrations: Juan Gedovius (México)

A food chain that may have occurred during the Cretaceous period in Neuquén, Argentina, roughly 95 million years ago. Who ate whom?

No. of pages: 16
Format: 12.5 x 12.5 cm
Binding: cartoné
ISBN: 978-968-494-214-1


Toque de bandera


toque de bandera, cidcliTOQUE DE BANDERA
Salute the Flag

Lyrics: Xóchitl Palomino
Music: Juan P. Manzanares
Illustrations: Luis Manuel Serrano

Lyrics of praise sung in tribute to the flag every Monday morning throughout the schools in Mexico: “My flag soars on the staff... like a sun in gentle breezes and birdsongs...” The illustrations highlight the Mexican style of this piece.

No. of pages: 14
Format: 12.5 x 12.5 cm
Binding: cartoné
ISBN: 968-494-181-1

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the School Library Program.


Y la luna siempre es una


Y LA LUNA SIEMPRE ES UNA
And the Moon is Always One

Text: Alonso Núñez
Illustrations: Antonio Castellanos Basich

Through originally illustrated poems, this book shows young children the different phases of the moon.

No. of pages: 18
Format: 12.5 x 12.5 cm
Binding: cartoné
ISBN: 968-494-211-7

International FILIJ Award 2007, Illustration.


HASTA EL RATÓN Y EL GATO PUEDEN TENER BUEN TRATO
Even the Mouse and Cat Can Relate and Chat

Text: Silvia Molina
Illustrations: Cecilia Rébora

A simple and enjoyable poem that relates the story of a cat and a mouse that succeed at developing a good relationship, even in spite of their traditional animosity. The text encourages children to talk about topics such as tolerance and respect towards others.


No. of pages: 16
Format: 12.5 x 12.5 cm
Binding: cartoné
ISBN: 968-494-193-5



RETRATOS DE TRAPO
Rag Doll Portraits

Text: Alonso Núñez
Illustrations: Ana Paula Rosales

Through simple and humorous nursery rhymes, the members of a rag doll family teach children the bonds of close kinship.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the School Library Program.



HIMNO NACIONAL MEXICANO
National Anthem of Mexico

Words: Francisco González Bocanegra
Music: Jaime Nunó
Illustrations: Natalia Gurovich


Official words of the National Anthem of Mexico, in its short version, for young children to sing while enjoying witty images and illustrations.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the School Library Program.



BUEN PROVECHO... ¡ANIMALES AL ACECHO!
Nourishing foods… over the river and through the woods

Text: Alonso Núñez
Illustrations: Juan Gedovius

Amusing nursery rhymes that describe the food chain and feeding relationships of animal species found at the ecological reserve of Calakmul, Campeche.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the School Library Program.


JUEGO DE DEDOS
Finger Games

Artistic creation:
Pablo Serrano

Hands photographed featuring each finger as a character, helping young children learn to identify their fingers by name.

Honorable mention, IX Premio del Libro Ilustrado Infantil y Juvenil 2004. Selected by the Ministry of Education for the School Library and the In-Classroom Library Programs.


DIME, TRAVIESA, ¿QUÉ FRUTA ES ÉSA?
Tell me, Miss Prank, what fruit is that?

Text: Alonso Núñez
Illustrations: Irina Botcharova

An introduction to the trees and plants that provide some of Mexico's best known fruits. Very young children can learn the shape and size of these fruits through simple rhymes, photographs and scientifically accurate drawings.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program.


INÉS TRES PIES
Three-legged Little Agnes

Text: Tessie Solinís
Illustrations: Alejandra Barba

This humorous story of a girl with three feet helps children develop sensitivity towards others having different capabilities.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the School Library and the In-Classroom Library Programs.


 

¿DÓNDE ESTÁ JUAN PEROL, EL CARACOL?
Where is Juan Perol, the Escargot?

Text: Alonso Núñez
Illustrations: Claudia Legnazzi

Introduction to spatial concepts and awareness: in-out, forward-backward, up-down, etc... through images in color and simple rhymes.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program.




¿QUÉ TE PICÓ LA HORMIGA, DE LOS PIES A LA BARRIGA?
From head to toe, where did the ant go?

Author: Isaías Isabel
Illustrations: Pablo Prestifilippo

A child's first introduction to the human body through simple rhymes and colorful pictures.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program. First place, 2003 VIII Premio Internacional del Libro Infantil y Juvenil.

 

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