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  • Las manos en el agua
    Hands in the Water
    Hands in the Water
    Author:
    Carlos Murciano
    Eva Sánchez
    Publisher: Editorial Planeta S.A.
    Mudy, an eight year old girl, is spending some time at her grandmother's house in the country. In the forest she meets Pedro, the woodcutter, who gives her a silver pine cone with magical powers. With this in her hand, Mudy heads for the river and watches as the water parts in two, leaving  her facing a blue corridor into which she walks...
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  • Las Meninas
    The Maids of Honour
    Author:
    Patricia Geis
    Publisher: COMBEL EDITORIAL S. A.
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    A book which combines the history of art with images, spectacular pop-ups and enjoyable activities to help readers discover the most celebrated works of Velázquez. One of the most enigmatic paintings in the history of art, Velázquez’ Las Meninas, is made accessible to the youngest children.
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  • Las mil y una noches
    The Thousand And One Nights
    Las mil y una noches
    Author:
    Lluís Farré
    Mercè Canals
    Publisher: COMBEL EDITORIAL S. A.
    A pop-up book on the legend of Scheherazade, a woman who, through the charm and beauty of her words, managed to survive her marriage to the sultan, who used vengefully to kill his wives after the first night. A title to bring back all the magic of the Orient! 
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  • Las montañas de libertad
    The Mountains of Freedom
    Author:
    Josep Calvet
    Publisher: Alianza Editorial
    Between 1939 and 1945, during the Second World War, thousands of people crossed the Pyrenees to Spain, fleeing from Europe, then occupied by the Nazis, or to join the Allied Army in North Africa or England. The Pyrenees were again a point of escape.
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  • Las niñas prodigio
    The Miracle Girls
    Author:
    Sabina Urraca
    Publisher: Fulgencio Pimentel SL
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    A semi-autobiographical novel, stirred by the stigma of an amour fou for an older, alcoholic man, The Prodigy Girls is also a comedy in several acts, and a tale with hints of gothic horror. But above all, it is a contemporary story about identity that begins in an imperfect present and passes back through all the ages of a woman.
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  • Las nuevas adicciones
    The new addictions
    Las nuevas adicciones
    Author:
    Francisco Alonso-Fernández
    Publisher: TEA EDICIONES S.A.
    This book covers psychosocial addictions for which no chemical substance is responsible, and its criteria are twofold: scientific and humanist. It is aimed at a wide and varied audience, and written with simple, easily intelligible language. The social addictive disorder constitutes a specific form of disease that evolves progressively, and is often associated with a depressive state.
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  • Las palabras que se llevó el viento
    The Words the Wind Blew Away
    Author:
    Paloma Sánchez Ibarzábal
    Publisher: Narval Editores
    A gusty wind, a cat and a rabbit. A King who becomes a Gink. A snail that says hello. A whale who travels in a foam chariot. Birds who escape from their cage. A little girl who speaks with the wind. A father who returns happy from his travels with a story for his daughter: the words the wind blew away.
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  • Las pequeñas (y grandes) emociones de la vida
    Life's Little (and Big) Emotions
    Las pequeñas (y grandes) emociones de la vida
    Author:
    Montse Gisbert
    Publisher: Feditres empresa editorial S.L.
    Have you ever noticed the magical power of a hug when you make up with a friend? Have you ever wanted to hide when you realised you were blushing more and more? Who hasn't cried with anger after a disappointment? Fear, affection, jealousy, joy... These are some of the little (and big) emotions of life.
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  • LAS PIEDRAS DE CHIHAYA 1. El hilo del karma
    The Chihaya Stones 1. The Thread of Karma
    Author:
    SERGIO VEGA
    Publisher: GRUPO RAMIREZ COGOLLOR SL
    A Samurai adventure in feudal Japan, 1331. After two attempted Mongol invasions, the nation decides to establish a permanent military state. Until then the highest political and spiritual authority was the emperor, but now the powerful Samurais have relegated him to a second level.
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  • LAS PIEDRAS DE CHIHAYA 2. La nube rasgada
    The Chihaya Stones 2. The Torn Cloud
    Author:
    SERGIO VEGA
    Publisher: GRUPO RAMIREZ COGOLLOR SL
    The emperor of Japan is determined to regain the power that the samurais seized from his ancestors at any price. However, the Hōjō clan attacks the imperial capital before the uprising. Outside the city, a landowner remains faithful to the emperor, who has been forced to take refuge in the monastery of the warrior monks of Kyoto, and his oath of loyalty is the only hope of those besieged.
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