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A beautifully illustrated story about motion and stillness, doing and not doing, observation and acceptance.

The Thanksgiving Address of the Haudenosaunee is much more than a poem, a speech, or a prayer: it is a great song of greeting and gratitude for all living beings. It has been recited collectively in the morning over centuries, in a territory that embraces part of the United States and Canada. It is also an inventory of the natural world, in which each element of the ecosystem is given thanks for its contribution to the prodigy of life. We must pay special attention to the original format.

"Dad, have you ever been afraid?", says Max. And his dad tells him about shadows, mazes, blows, dreams, and armors. A beautiful and inspiring picture book reminding us that fear has always been part of life and needs to be expressed. It keeps us alert and allows us to get to unexplored places in ourselves.

Cuando te detienes a mirar la naturaleza, la ves rebosante de vivacidad, a veces moviéndose rápido como un rayo, a veces a un ritmo increíblemente lento. Una oda al encanto de los pequeños detalles y las maravillas de la naturaleza. When you stop to look at nature, you see it brimming with liveliness, sometimes moving fast like lightning, sometimes at an incredibly slow pace. An ode to the charm of small details and the wonders of nature.

In 2005 Steve Jobs delivered the Commencement Address at Stanford University, summarizing his life journey and encouraging every student and every person to follow his or her own heart and intuition. We offer his famous speech in a bilingual edition, with two-color illustrations and an in-depth commentary on its key issues. In 2005 Steve Jobs delivered the commencement address at Stanford University, summarizing his life journey and encouraging every student and every person to follow his or her own heart and intuition. We offer his famous speech in a bilingual edition, with two-color illustrations and an in-depth commentary on its key issues.

​«Me llamo Sofía. Tengo once años y medio y de mayor quiero ser inútil'. Así empieza un relato inocente, profundo y conmovedor de una niña a la que le encanta la playa en invierno, que prefiere Mozart o Kandinsky a las mates y que no puede soportar que su padre le diga que algún día tendrá que «ganarse la vida'. Sofía is eleven and a half years old and when she grows up, she wants to be useless. In this innocent, profound, and moving story, she loves the beach in winter, prefers Mozart and Kandinsky to math, and can't stand it when her dad says that one day she'll have to "earn a living."

A beautifully illustrated book that will help children to overcome their anxieties through conscious breathing, visualization and yoga exercises, and tai chi or chi-kung. Un libro bellamente ilustrado que permitirá a los niños, mientras van imitando a animales, árboles o montañas, superar sus ansiedades a través de la respiración consciente, de visualizaciones y ejercicios de yoga, tai-chí o chi-kung.

When Malala Yousafzai was fifteen, she was attacked by the Taliban for their defense of girls' right to receive education. After surviving multiple operations, her voice has become a global benchmark for human rights and especially the right to education. She is the youngest person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In her award acceptance speech, Malala explains her story, which is the story of millions of girls living in situations of discrimination or conflict. This is a bilingual edition.

Look above you. What's happening? Is it raining or sunny? Look inside you. What are you doing? Are you raining or sunny? Now, check out this story and you'll see how everything we do has consequences for others.

Con motivo de la celebración del 4 de julio, Día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos, el exesclavo Frederick Douglass es invitado a pronunciar un discurso. Su tono es inteligente y culto; su oratoria, brillante. Douglass formula preguntas de gran potencia retórica, muchas veces irónicas. ¿Por qué lo han escogido a él para hablar en la fiesta de la independencia de los blancos? ¿Es necesario argumentar que un esclavo es un ser humano? Con ejemplos concretos y descripciones emotivas, Douglass saca a la luz la hipocresía de sus conciudadanos y el horror de la esclavitud en uno de los discursos más famosos de la historia de los Estados Unidos, del que cada año se realizan lecturas públicas. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, is invited to give a commemorative speech on the Fourth of July. The man is intelligent and wise, and his skill as an orator is brilliant. Douglass raises poignant questions, which can often be ironic. Why has he been chosen to speak on the day of the white man's independence? Is it even necessary to argue that a black man is a man? Through his moving discourse, Douglass sheds light on the hypocrisy of his compatriots and the horrors of slavery. This iconic speech has become one of the most important moments in U.S. history, which is why it continues to be celebrated.

A poetic illustrated album that reminds us that tears help us grow, calm us down, and heal our wounds. It also shows that we all cry: girls and boys, small and big, high or low... Un poético álbum ilustrado que nos recuerda que las lágrimas nos riegan muy lentamente y nos ayudan a crecer, nos calman y son un bálsamo para las heridas. Y que todos lloramos: niñas y niños, pequeños y grandes, altos y bajos...