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The focus of this book is preventing bites (from dogs to children). We know that any child-dog incident can have serious consequences for the human, resulting in a complete loss of confidence in the dog (which can lead to a change in family and/or greater consequences). This book equips small children with the basic rules for living with their pets.
La nit de les papallones is a novel that portrays the colourful Barcelona nightlife of the 1970s, and at its centre is Carla, a burlesque dancer who turns heads with her aesthetically dazzling and emancipated performances.
It's night, and a group of Viking pirates are sacking a village, planning on returning to their ship with a few slaves. As they land on the beach they hear some strange sounds. Shortly afterwards, hundreds of arrows rain down upon them. The few survivors are taken prisoner by a demented-looking horde.
Short and skinny, nobody would have imagined that such an insignificant appearance concealed possibly the best poet in the history of Spanish literature and a most accomplished person in mystical union, Saint John of the Cross.
1936. Against the backdrop of a fratricidal war, in a village surrounded by mountains, the awful murder of a little girl unleashes the underlying violence in this remote location. A rural schoolmaster tormented by the past, a cruel priest and a village numbed by fear are the main characters in La noche feroz, a metaphysical thriller.
This year Valeria is going to have a very special holiday, or at least that's what her mum says, a real specialist in finding original, out-of-the-ordinary locations. She chooses a peculiar, lonely spot in the north of Norway, and there, the present mixes with the past in Valeria's dreams.
On the eve of San Juan in 1980, the inhabitants of Calabella, on the Costa Brava, are waiting for the mythical Ava Gardner, who is going to open the town's summer cinema. Everyone is on the lookout for the actress, except Justo, the youngest of the strange Brightman family.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Barcelona is in flames, suffering various types of social conflict on a daily basis. In this atmosphere of violence, Núria Solé, a working class girl employed in the textile industry, struggles to change her life and fulfil her dreams.
This is a story about music and the basis of music knowledge, something that is always hard for a beginner, told through the story of the book’s protagonist: a small saxophone. Through the events of the story we see how important it is to look for reference points and things in common when communicating with others in order to make this communication fluent and worthwhile.
What is the graphic novel? In the last few years, comics have grown up. A wealth of ambitious, innovative works is giving a cultural prestige comparable to art and literature to what has traditionally been considered a children's product. It might be said that we are actually witnessing the birth of a new art form.