Happy-go-lucky Stickler, an original character covered in sticks, is celebrating Christmas by passing out presents for all his friends. He has carefully selected the right stick for each of them, including: a Hop-Higher Stick for Rabbit, an Idea Stick for Crow, an In-a-Pear-Tree Stick for Partridge. But Doug-the-Fir doesn’t want a present, he is too worried about being covered with decorations and lights and being the center of attention. So, Stickler promises to think of a solution and finds the perfect stick. But in order to help his shy friend, Stickler needs to be the one to shine.
La pequeña María Inés creyó que, al perder su pierna en un accidente, su vida ya no sería la misma. Sin embargo, poco sospechaba ella que todo cambiaría para siempre dos años más tarde, cuando aprendiese a nadar y encontrase en el agua una aliada y compañera de aventuras. Así cuenta Griselda Gambaro la historia de María Inés Mato, nadadora de aguas abiertas, y se desliza, con palabras, junto a esta mujer valiente y tenaz en cada una de sus hazañas.
Did you know that houseflies taste with their feet—which are 10,000,000 times more sensitive than the human tongue?
Or that Sesame Street's Big Bird is one foot shorter than a real-life ostrich?
This collection of the world’s most entertaining and interesting facts from National Geographic Kids is bursting at the seams with bright, colorful page layouts and over 1,200 photographs about kids’ favorite subjects.