Describes the world of the Incas and how it was changed forever when the Spanish expedition under Pizarro conquered Peru.
Spain
Materials from Spain
More Bones
From China to Egypt, and Spain to Hawaii, people have gathered for generations to listen to spooky stories that make the back of their necks prickle.
Someday When My Cat Can Talk
In a little girl’s fantasy, her cat sneaks away, hops a ship, and sails off to Europe! And someday, when he can talk, he’ll tell her all about the amazing things he discovered there like whether or not British cats drink tea and how he strutted down the runway in a Paris fashion show.
Tales Of Don Quixote
Never one to lose faith in his conviction that he is a knight from the books of chivalry, Don Quixote is up off his sickbed and back upon his faithful steed, Rocinante. At his side, the long suffering squire, Sancho Panza, endures the rigors of his station, as his master sets out to right wrongs, defend the weak and on this final sally, disenchant his Lady Fair Dulcinea.
Squash It!
After the king of Spain is bitten by a louse, he proclaims that it cannot be killed as it now has royal blood, and when the louse dies, he has it made it into a guitar and has a contest, making others guess what his unique guitar is made of.
Tales Of Don Quixote
A retelling of the exploits of an idealistic Spanish country gentleman and his shrewd squire who set out, as knights of old, to search for adventure, right wrongs, and punish evil.
Tapicero Tap Tap
On a hot day in a sleepy village in Spain, Tapicero Tap Tap tells his nieces and nephews about how his dreams of travel were robbed by war, but he has found solace among the family and friends of the village, and joy in living a productive life.
Sebastian’s Roller Skates
Sebastian, a boy so shy he cannot talk to neighbors, teachers, or schoolmates, finds a pair of roller skates in the park, and his confidence grows as he teaches himself to skate.
The Acorn Eaters
An award-winning story by a Dutch author is set in the peasant country of Andalusia after the Spanish Civil War, when a poor youth struggles to help feed his family under the gun of the landowners.
Don Quixote and the Windmills
Immersed in tales of knights and dragons and sorcerers and damsels in distress, Senor Quexada proclaims himself a knight and sets out on his first adventure against some nearby windmills that he thinks are giants.