Scrooge is the meanest man alive, but three night-time visitors are trying to change his ways. This classic Christmas story has been specially retold for little children to enjoy. The delightful illustrations by Jesús López are full of extra details to spot. With online audio.

Ser fiel significa sostener y mantener los compromisos a pesar del tiempo y las circunstancias. La Fidelidad se manifiesta como una opci n autentica para aquellos que desean alcanzar una mejor calidad de vida. La obra muestra los valores primordiales del ser humano, en el espejo de met foras brillantemente pensadas. La obra posee una narraci n sencilla. Adem s, puedes elegir leer desde el inicio o por cuentos. Aqu se mencionan temas fundamentales de la naturaleza humana como son: la familia, el bien, el mal, el amor, el desamor, la tristeza, la fe, la superaci n personal, el poder y el xito. Temas que definitivamente te cautivaran y que te gu an a un mundo mejor donde la fidelidad se muestra como parte de nuestro futuro.

Kid reporter Athena Bean is always on the lookout for a story. Her latest scoop takes her to the House of Doughnuts. Athena is determined to reveal the secret ingredient used in the delicious doughnuts, but that sweet secret might be more scary than sweet! FInd out what doughnut dangers loom ahead for Athena in this early chapter book.

Dawson wants to have a trial for the basketball team, but he gets bullied into being the mascot instead. And to make matters worse, the suit is possessed by a spooky spirit! Dawson decides to befriend the ghost and take school spirit to a new level in this early chapter book!

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 5-7 year olds or those reading book band Gold.

Long, long ago, the gods made the very first tree... and it could talk! Was it happy, you ask? It was not. The Baobab Tree whinged and moaned, it grumbled and groaned, all day long. But gods have a unique way of dealing with trees who complain too much. A delightful retelling of a traditional story, with free online audio.

A lively African folktale about a complaining tree getting its comeuppance, with fabulous colourful illustrations.

Long ago, when the gods made the world, they created the Baobab tree... and the Baobab tree was not happy. It didn't like the sun and the rain and the wind. It didn't like animals and birds that settled in and under its branches. It envied the other trees for their graceful leaves, their bright flowers and their succulent fruit. Finally the gods tired of its constant complaining, and made sure that it would never say another word. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.

This scholarly edition of Thomas Dekker, John Marston, John Day, and William Haughton's Lust's Dominion; or, the Lascivious Queen (ca. 1598-1600) is the first in half a century and the first ever translation into Spanish. The comprehensive introduction in English and Spanish examines the contexts of the play addressing such topics as ethnicity and alterity, Anglo-Spanish relations and the roles of women. La presente edicion de El dominio de la lujuria, o, la reina lasciva (ca. 1598-1600) de Thomas Dekker, John Marston, John Day y William Haughton incluye la primera traduccion jamas realizada al espanol ademas de la primera edicion critica en ingles en medio siglo. Una extensa introduccion presenta los contextos de la obra en detalle, estudiando aspectos tales como la alteridad, los roles de la mujer y las relaciones anglo-espanolas en la epoca.

Alek and Ivan live simply by the sea until the day Alek catches a magic fish. Ivan wishes for more, and more, and more, until... he makes one wish too many. A charming retelling of the Russian tale about a golden fish, with free online audio.

Daniel: Capitulo 4:2. Conviene que yo declare las senales y milagros que el Dios altisimo a hechos conmigo. En estos ultimos dias es importante declarar al mundo, las grandezas del amor de Dios para con nosotros y del camino que puede causar en un hombre, por medio de su hijo Jesus. Para mi es de suma importancia traer a sus vidas el cambio que Dios hizo en mi, a traves de este libro el cual redacto por la inspiracion del Espiritu Santo, lo que Dios a hecho en mi vida. Para esos que quieren escapar de las garras en las cuales se encuentran cautivas, les quiero decir que el unico que puede libertarte se llama Jesus. Mi testimonio afirma, la grandeza de su poder, del trafico de drogas de andar con armas, de ser ganguero, y un asesino, ahora pase hacer un hijo de Dios, y ando con un sentido de direccion muy diferente y lo mas importante el amor de Dios en mi vida. Atrevete a leer este libro que estoy seguro sera de mayor bendicion a tu vida, que Dios te bendiga. Ministerio; Buscando y Salvando Lo Perdido, Inc.

This volume contains the proceedings of the 8th Workshop on Model-Oriented Design and Analysis. It offers leading and pioneering work on optimal experimental designs, both from a mathematical/statistical point of view and with regard to real applications. Scientists from all over the world have contributed to this volume. Primary topics are designs for nonlinear models and applications to experimental medicine.

​This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th IEEE Colombian Conference on Applications of Computational Intelligence, ColCACI 2022, held in Cali, Colombia during July 27–29, 2022. The 7 extended papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: ​Design of a segmentation and classification system for seed detection based on pixel intensity thresholds and convolutional neural networks.

Explore George Washington's childhood and presidency with this 200-word board book perfect for little learners! This little book introduces George Washington, one of the forefathers of the United States, and its first president. Simple, toddler-friendly text tells the infamous story of the cherry tree from his childhood, his part in the Revolutionary War, and his presidency. Accompanied by vivid and engaging illustrations, The Story of George Washington will help even the smallest children understand who George Washington is, and why he is so important.

This book constitutes revised and extended selected papers of the Third IEEE Colombian Conference, ColCACI 2020, held in Cali, Colombia, August 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online. The12 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on earth sciences applications; biomedical and power applications; alternative proposals and its applications.

Introduce little learners to Abraham Lincoln's childhood and presidency with this 200-word board book. This little book introduces Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. Simple, toddler-friendly text tells the story of his childhood, his rise to the presidency, and the part he played in the U.S. Civil War. Accompanied by vivid and engaging illustrations, The Story of Abraham Lincoln will help even the smallest children understand who Abraham Lincoln is, and why he is so important.

"Once up a time, there was a piece of wood..." So begins the famous tale by Carlo Collodi about Pinocchio, the carefree puppet, and his journey to become a real boy. This lively retelling has been written especially for children learning to read, with advice from an expert in teaching reading.