Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

María Fernanda Paz-Castillo Muertos de susto ILLUSTRATIONS María Osorio GR P Legends, Myths, and Fables / Mysteries and Detective Stories / Caribbean and Latin America 9789585939363 7" x 9½" / 80 pp $16.95 / HB Literature Narrative / Stories / Legends For intrepid little readers who are not afraid of searching for new challenges and thrills, this book is a gathering of classical legends that have bewitched us all. From every corner of the globe, well-known characters la Chillona, la Patasola, la Pesanta, and Juan Sin Miedo, come to remind us of how it feels to be truly scared—yet unable to put the book down. 2006 THE WHITE RAVENS AWARD Jim O’Connor ¿Qué fue Pompeya? ILLUSTRATIONS John Hinderliter GR S Natural Disasters / Ancient Civilizations / Earthquakes and Volcanoes 9781631134081 5½" x 7½"/ 124 pp $11.99 / PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / History The morning of August 24, 79 A.D. , seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. More than seventeen hundred years later, in 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildings and beautiful mosaics. This easy-to-read account is gripping and includes photos of the ruins. Frightened to Death What Was Pompeii? AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER 225 HISPANIC CULTURE AND OTHER CULTURES