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{"id":7348970225723,"title":"Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!","handle":"bravo-chico-canta-bravo-1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEn este encantador libro-álbum, un ratoncito, Chico Canta, salva a su familia del pequeño pero astuto Gato-Gatito, gracias a su agilidad mental y su conocimiento de otro idioma.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChico Canta, el menor de doce hermanos, es un ratoncito travieso y temerario que vive con su familia en un viejo teatro. A todos les encanta subir al palco. Desde allí miran los espectáculos y luego gritan, “¡Bravo, bravo!” con el público, cuando cae el telón.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLa señora Canta vive arreando a todos sus hijos de un lado a otro, y a Chico en particular. Siempre les dice: “¡Pronto! ¡Pronto! \u003cem\u003eHurry! Hurry!\u003c\/em\u003e” Ella habla muchísimos idiomas: español, inglés e italiano, pero también araña, grillo y polilla. 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Desde la escena, el ratoncito detecta al Gato-Gatito en la sombra y enseguida utiliza su maravilloso don para los idiomas para evitar el desastre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLas tiernas ilustraciones de Amelia Lau Carling, reflejan todas las emociones que viven Chico Canta y su familia: sus alegrías y hazañas, sus temores y triunfos. Todo esto, contra el telón de fondo del viejo y elegante teatro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUna nota de la autora Pat Mora describe cómo ella y su hija Libby escribieron esta historia, inspiradas en un chiste bilingüe que leyeron en un libro de cuentos méxico-americanos.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-02-20T17:06:56-05:00","created_at":"2025-02-20T17:02:08-05:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 4 - 7","By (author) Martinez Libby","By (author) Mora Pat","Groundwood Books","Illustrated by Carling Amelia Lau","Lexile measure AD560L","Picture Books","pub date: 2014-04-01","Translated by Iribarren Elena"],"price":895,"price_min":895,"price_max":895,"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":42024742453307,"title":"trade paperback Spanish edition","option1":"trade paperback Spanish edition","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554983445","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Bravo, Chico Canta! 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Desde allí miran los espectáculos y luego gritan, “¡Bravo, bravo!” con el público, cuando cae el telón.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLa señora Canta vive arreando a todos sus hijos de un lado a otro, y a Chico en particular. Siempre les dice: “¡Pronto! ¡Pronto! \u003cem\u003eHurry! Hurry!\u003c\/em\u003e” Ella habla muchísimos idiomas: español, inglés e italiano, pero también araña, grillo y polilla. También anima a sus hijos a desarrollar sus propias capacidades lingüísticas: “¡Bravo, bilingüe!” les dice siempre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUna noche, después de una maravillosa puesta en escena de Los tres cerditos, la familia de ratones está a punto de caer entre las garras del Gato-Gatito. Una vez superado el susto, los ratoncitos se animan a montar su propia versión de la obra. Sigue una actividad intensa: el señor Canta supervisa la costura de los disfraces y la construcción de la escenografía, mientras la señora Canta dirige a las grillos músicos, a las arañas escenógrafos y a las polillas acomodadoras del público. Pero cuando al fin llega la noche del estreno, la verdadera estrella resulta ser Chico Canta. Desde la escena, el ratoncito detecta al Gato-Gatito en la sombra y enseguida utiliza su maravilloso don para los idiomas para evitar el desastre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLas tiernas ilustraciones de Amelia Lau Carling, reflejan todas las emociones que viven Chico Canta y su familia: sus alegrías y hazañas, sus temores y triunfos. Todo esto, contra el telón de fondo del viejo y elegante teatro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUna nota de la autora Pat Mora describe cómo ella y su hija Libby escribieron esta historia, inspiradas en un chiste bilingüe que leyeron en un libro de cuentos méxico-americanos.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Bravo, Chico Canta! Bravo!
En este encantador relato, el ratoncito Chico Canta salva a su familia del astuto Gato-Gatito, gracias a su agilidad mental y dominio de otro idioma.
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The Tiny Boy and Other Tales from Indonesia
A collection of beautifully illustrated Indonesian folktales. A fundrasier for IBBY Indonesia's Children in Crisis Project.
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Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
An enchanting and evocative book about a voyage into nature by Leo Yerxa, an artist of Ojibway ancestry.
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ages 4
to 7
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to 2
Doctor Kiss Says Yes
A new edition of the magical Governor General's Award winner, now reissued as a fundraiser for IBBY Canada's Joanne Fitzgerald Fund.
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ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Tecumseh
A gorgeously illustrated biography of Tecumseh — the great Shawnee chief — published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
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Chaser
An exciting and provocative collection from one of the most promising young voices in Canadian poetry.
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{"id":7348967768123,"title":"The Blue Dragon","handle":"the-blue-dragon","description":"In this stunning graphic-novel adaptation of Robert Lepage and Marie Michaud’s play, the personal meets the political, East meets West, and old meets new. Claire, a Quebecoise art dealer, arrives in China to adopt a little girl. There she visits her ex-husband, Pierre, who after fifteen years in China has begun to question the new directions his adopted country is going in. Claire and Pierre’s lover, the young Chinese artist Xiao Ling, become fast friends. Through this classic love triangle, The Blue Dragon examines aging, cultural confusion, fertility, and creativity, and emerges as a fascinating examination of some of modern China’s most intriguing paradoxes.\n\nFred Jourdain’s gorgeous, colourful, and cinematic drawings do full justice to the story’s genesis as one of Robert Lepage’s most dazzling theatrical constructions. A feast for the mind as well as the senses, The Blue Dragon is an extraordinary graphic novel for grownups.","published_at":"2025-02-20T16:50:29-05:00","created_at":"2025-02-20T16:44:52-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["By (author) Lepage Robert","By (author) Michaud Marie","House of Anansi Press","Illustrated by Jourdain Fred","pub date: 2011-11-05"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"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":42024731902011,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770890374","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Blue Dragon - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":249,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770890374","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3d960429-5777-4ab0-bff0-a5607076c921.jpg?v=1740087907"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3d960429-5777-4ab0-bff0-a5607076c921.jpg?v=1740087907","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25135667314747,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":864,"width":648,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3d960429-5777-4ab0-bff0-a5607076c921.jpg?v=1740087907"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":864,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3d960429-5777-4ab0-bff0-a5607076c921.jpg?v=1740087907","width":648}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"In this stunning graphic-novel adaptation of Robert Lepage and Marie Michaud’s play, the personal meets the political, East meets West, and old meets new. Claire, a Quebecoise art dealer, arrives in China to adopt a little girl. There she visits her ex-husband, Pierre, who after fifteen years in China has begun to question the new directions his adopted country is going in. Claire and Pierre’s lover, the young Chinese artist Xiao Ling, become fast friends. Through this classic love triangle, The Blue Dragon examines aging, cultural confusion, fertility, and creativity, and emerges as a fascinating examination of some of modern China’s most intriguing paradoxes.\n\nFred Jourdain’s gorgeous, colourful, and cinematic drawings do full justice to the story’s genesis as one of Robert Lepage’s most dazzling theatrical constructions. A feast for the mind as well as the senses, The Blue Dragon is an extraordinary graphic novel for grownups."}
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The Blue Dragon
An evocative, beautifully illustrated tale of a Canadian expatriate in China from legendary theatre director and visionary Robert Lepage.
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{"id":7348967637051,"title":"Gangs","handle":"gangs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Booklist Editors’ Choice and a Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreet gangs have exploded worldwide. Tattoos, baggy pants, tagging, gangsta style, the unspoken threat -- it's all just around the corner in most of the world's major cities. 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and up
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and up
Gangs
Street gangs have exploded worldwide and this title in the Groundwork Guides series exposes the roots of the problem.
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and up
Oil
This Groundwork Guide explains the ascent of giant petroleum companies and how they seized control of oil fields and markets around the world.
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This thoughtful Groundwork Guide compares the American Empire to those of the past, including the British, Roman, Chinese, Incan and Aztec empires.
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