NOVEDADES

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They're orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. When the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home and become the Boxcar Children! Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

The Aldens spend the summer on Grandfather's island! Joe, the island's friendly handyman, helps them with anything they need, but as the children continue to explore their summer home, they realize there is more to the island and to their new friend than meets the eye. Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's Surprise Island chapter book, this early reader allows children to step into reading with a Boxcar Children classic.

When Norman shows Jim his pet butterfly, Butterfly-Butterfly, Jim is suitably impressed, especially when Norman spouts butterfly facts. Then Norman adds Beetle-Beetle 1 and Beetle-Beetle 2 and so many more to his menagerie. Now Norman spends all his time feeding and caring for his pets and doesn’t have time to play. Grumpy Monkey Jim feels left out. And when all the bugs have babies, Jim declares that Norman has too many and persuades his friend to set them free. But then Norman sees a ladybug…

La décima es parte valiosa del patrimonio cul tural intangible del pueblo dominicano, y para que sea así considerada ha de haber un colectivo O una persona que pueda transmitirla a otros y de una generación a otra. Y es lo que ha acontecido con la décima oral. Para el decimero, basta la saliva, es decir, la palabra que exprese el pensamiento, y no tiene que estar escrita, no se necesita papel, basta que alguien escuche, entienda y memorice el mensaje. Resulta evidente la importancia de la décima oral como expresión de la idiosincrasia del pueblo, del folklor lírico dominicano y de la región del Caribe, pero es un hecho que, en nuestro caso, está en vías de extinción y la producción de los ancestrales cantadores de la región Cibao y del país se ha silenciado en el tiempo.