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Berto is missing, and his classmates Mia, Eric, Samira and Justin at the New York Solfandi music school need to find him to make up a quintet to perform at the Fall Festival. Where can he have gone? Berto is mad about music, so he could have gone anywhere he can listen to it.
In ancient times, the ruler of Orcans expelled the wizards from his lands. Now, the vengeance of one of their number threatens his descendants and the peace of his realm. Crey is an orphan who lives with his uncle. When he discovers that people are losing their shadows, Crey feels duty bound to go with his uncle to the castle to uncover the mystery and find those responsible.
Sikhs are a religious and social community with a very pronounced sense of identity. Not surprisingly, in its five centuries of history Sikhism has known how to establish differences with Hinduism and Islam. Anyone recognizes the Sikh man in a turban and with a long beard.
Just over a century ago, a family left Sorrento and moved to the Argentine city of Mar del Plata, to open a hotel and later a trattoria near the beach.
A compilation of questions and answers in the child collection, Superquestioners has sold over 100,000 copies in Spain. Those who know what they are talking about say that you shouldn't go to sleep without asking yourself at least one question in the quest to learn a little more.
Science keeps on advancing and in this book for the Supercurious, people who what to know everything, you will find a door to a future that is already here! The book contains 365 questions, one for every day of the year, grouped under different themed chapters and ask things about the sorts of jobs we'll do in the future, medicine, school, animals, transport, robots, trips to space.
The newest addition to the successful child collection, Superquestions, which has sold 100,000 copies in Spain. We all tremble when a superquestioner looks us in the eyes and opens its mouth to ask… Is there such a thing as infinite drawings? Can you measure happiness? What comes out when you cut a sausage? Why do we count in tens? What can we do with 4 quarters?
Everyone feels a bit uneasy when one of the Supercurious looks us directly in the eye and opens their mouths to ask... Is there an enormous island made of plastic in the Pacific Ocean? Can you still eat a yoghurt if it's past its best-before date? Do Cow burps and farts count as pollution? What are the three R's? Do we export rubbish? Do pandemics happen because of climate change?
The rules that governed the world in recent years are now a thing of the past. The 'sharks', who were everywhere, who were so celebrated and did so much harm, are dead, but they haven't realised. They think their ethos is still in force, but they have stopped being role models. The question now is, if the sharks are dead, who will take their place?
The Tikis-Mikis were creatures from a bygone age. They were given that name because they spent all day complaining, as if everything bothered them, and the other animals did not dare talk to them. Would they ever change their attitude? This story can be used to teach self-esteem, empathy, integration and teamwork, encouraging children to adopt a positive attitude to life.