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But when the soldiers come and take his friend Daniel's father away, things suddenly become much more complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy, for instance, do Pedro's parents secretly listen to the radio every evening after dinner? And why does the government want Pedro and his classmates to write compositions about what their parents do in the evening?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumorous, serious and intensely human, this powerful picture book by Chilean writer Antonio Skarmeta presents a situation all too familiar to children around the world. 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ages 8
and up
/ grades 3
and up
The Composition
When soldiers take his friend's father away, things suddenly become complicated for Pedro, a situation all too familiar to children around the world.
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{"id":6818366062651,"title":"Doggy Slippers","handle":"doggy-slippers","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen award-winning poet Jorge Lujan wrote to children all over Latin America asking them about their pets, he received many funny, interesting and touching replies. The children described all kinds of pets -- not only dogs, cats and rabbits, but turtles, parakeets and even a marmot. They wrote about what their pets looked like, the amusing things that they did, what they were like when they first got them and why they loved them so much.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by these letters, Jorge shaped the children's thoughts and feelings into this wonderful book -- a perfect first collection of poems for young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-12-15T08:49:39-05:00","created_at":"2022-03-29T14:18:24-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 2 - 5","By (author) Luján Jorge","Groundwood Books","Illustrated by Isol","Picture Books","pub date: 2010-08-01","Translated by Amado Elisa"],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40232178221115,"title":"hardcover","option1":"hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888999832","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Doggy Slippers - hardcover","public_title":"hardcover","options":["hardcover"],"price":1895,"weight":417,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888999832","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4fe043dc-71ea-4a90-b760-3a276da68930.jpg?v=1731058617","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_ea4f5fd4-b64f-4fbd-b900-063147de2e77.jpg?v=1648579442","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_2577afb4-3ed6-4e2f-81c6-9fac454c23e0.jpg?v=1648579453","\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_8cf441b1-4fec-4f17-8729-6530b67b38c6.jpg?v=1648579466"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4fe043dc-71ea-4a90-b760-3a276da68930.jpg?v=1731058617","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903379681339,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.755,"height":792,"width":598,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4fe043dc-71ea-4a90-b760-3a276da68930.jpg?v=1731058617"},"aspect_ratio":0.755,"height":792,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4fe043dc-71ea-4a90-b760-3a276da68930.jpg?v=1731058617","width":598},{"alt":"A living room has brown floors and blue walls. 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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
Doggy Slippers
A collection of poems about pets that is perfect combination of words and pictures from a multi-award-winning author and illustrator.
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Mandaderos de la lluvia / Messengers of Rain
This bilingual (Spanish and English) Latin American poetry anthology is perfect for young readers who want to engage with a fascinating mix of established and new poets, as well as enhance their language skills.
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Nocturne
A boring dream is a waste of a night! Nocturne: Dream Recipes offers the solution.
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{"id":6816115556411,"title":"Numeralia","handle":"numeralia","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the first page of this unusual and original collaboration between Jorge Luján and Isol, readers will realize that this is not just another counting book. Whether they are discovering that three is for bedtime kisses, or that five is for secret creatures hiding in a glove, children will delight in the poetic and sometimes surreal text. The illustrations by Isol, winner of the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, depict a world at once familiar and strange, a place where the three musketeers can suddenly become six, and the ugly duckling is not so ugly after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a book that presents children with the opportunity to go beyond simply learning to count from zero to ten. 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Numeralia
A witty and original counting book, with text by Jorge Luján and art by Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Isol.
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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Impossible
A funny story about a seemingly impossible child and his desperate parents, who enlist the help of a specialist with unexpected results …
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ages 4
to 3
/ grades P
to 3
The Menino
A book for babies and their parents about the whole new world that they both encounter when the baby arrives.
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Caravana al Norte
El relato de un niño viajando de El Salvador hacia los EE.UU. ilumina la realidad de los inmigrantes centroamericanos cuya única opción es abandonar su hogar.
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Caravan to the North
An urgent and eloquent account of a boy traveling in a caravan from his beloved homeland of El Salvador to the US border.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup
Simply written, yet full of vivid imagery, this bilingual book about preparing bean soup is a fun, almost magical experience.
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ages 4
to 2
/ grades P
and up
Guacamole
Guacamole is the third title of Jorge Argueta's popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrating the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food.
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ages 4
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Salsa
In this cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa!
