Marta Alvarez is a celebrated children's book illustrator whose work bursts with cheerful colors and endearing characters. She employs digital techniques, granting her freedom to explore vibrant palettes and textures, though she also works with traditional mediums like gouache and watercolor. Her distinctive style, marked by vivid hues and lively depictions of children and animals with famously rosy cheeks, has captivated publishers and readers alike.
What is poo? Does everyone do it? And where does it all go? Children can lift the flaps to find the answers in this surprisingly charming book, and discover how much poo an elephant does, and what you can do with poo... There's even a Who did these poos? quiz. A very informative little book!Gold Winner - Made for Mums Awards 2017Silver Winner - Junior Design Awards 2017
What are stars? is the third in the Very First Questions & Answers series, following on from What is poo? and What are germs? It explores how stars aren't just the pointy shapes we know - in fact the tiny twinkly stars in the night sky aren't star-shaped at all and they aren't tiny. They're actually massive burning balls. The book goes on to explain how stars make patterns in the sky, how the Sun is our nearest star, and how shooting stars aren't stars but whizzing lumps of space rock. Charmingly illustrated by Marta Alvarez-Miguens, each page has flaps to lift and find out more.
What happens when you fall asleep? Why do we need sleep? And what are dreams? Curious little children can lift over 30 flaps to find the answers to these questions and many more in this delightful introduction to sleep, with simple explanations and gorgeous illustrations on every page.
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! With bedtime fast approaching, young Latinx scientist Marco wants to sort his stuffed animals into categories that will help them comfortably settle down. He observes, compares, and groups, but the animals refuse every classification. Finally Marco combines math with empathy to get the most important result: maximum snuggles. The Storytelling Math series shows that all children can be mathematical thinkers. Each book includes ideas for exploring math at home with your children, developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC Inc., under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.
The collection of studies included in this special volume of the CENTRO Journal show evidence of how post disaster recovery is progressing in Puerto Rico, and the challenges and opportunities for local participation in reconstruction programs. To date, the available evidence leads to a portrait of an uneven recovery. A recovery characterized by the bifurcation of efforts from the civic sector and central and federal governments. The studies included in this special volume of the CENTRO Journal analyze challenges and opportunities for local participation in reconstruction programs and their potential to contribute to post disaster recovery in Puerto Rico.
"A young girl hears messages that she's too sensitive and needs to change. The messages travel into her body, and she ultimately changes the negative comments into an affirmation that being sensitive is her strength"--
Rudyard Kipling's brilliantly funny tale of How the Camel got his Hump has been perfectly captured by Marta Alvarez Miguens' bright, beautiful illustrations. Every page showcases delightful full-bled artwork, packed with charm and detail that will enthrall young children aged 3+. This paperback book has 24 pages and measures: 26 x 26 x 0.3cm
Entre la Tierra y el mundo oscuro de Umbria, hay una Puerta que se abre cada doscientos años liberando peligrosas criaturas en nuestro planeta...Para hacerles frente, la Puerta escoge a cinco chicas y les otorga los poderes de los cinco planos mágicos para que se conviertan en Mystical, las guardianas de la Puerta.Este libro es un viaje secreto a las vidas Erin, Nora, Hana, Iris y Luna. Donde descubrirás a las Mystical, como jamás las habrías imaginado.
Was plumpst denn da ins Klo oder Töpfchen? Machen Fische oder Insekten auch einen Haufen? Dieses charmante Buch erklärt ganz einfach und lustig die natürlichste Sache der Welt.
