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Bilingual picture book featuring the original story of “El Árbol o Recuento de una Vida Inanimada”, where a peach tree narrates its experiences as it grows from seed to tree. While it watches the human and animal life around him, it takes the reader through an experience of cycle of life. Written in English and Spanish. Values contained in the narrative: care for nature, forgiveness, reconciliation, cycles of life, love.
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A bilingual picture book with a double cover and two stories that tells the real life and challenges of Sasha De Sola, principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet, and a second fictional story about a boy who is inspired by her to become a dancer. Both stories offer a moral that can be applied to life beyond ballet: resilience, overcoming life’s obstacles, and following our heart and passion no matter the difficulties. With beautiful full-page illustrations crafted with an off-pink color palette. Written in rhyme format in English and Spanish. Values contained in the narrative: resilience, perseverance, personal growth, courage, self-worth.
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This bilingual picture book provides an incredible answer to a seemingly simple question. Based on recent research by different marine biologists and full of natural science, it explains the importance of whale poop in the life cycle of all ocean beings and even terrestrial ones, with the mission of contributing to co-create a healthier and more balanced environment for all living beings on planet Earth. Illustrations were created and printed with spot colors that are friendly to color-blind vision (protanopia or deuteranopia). Written in English and Spanish. Values contained on the narrative: care for nature, respect for life, complete bibliography of consulted research.
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Is it possible to feel different kinds of love? Molo ponders this one afternoon and asks her very wise, loving, and patient grandma, Tita. Using a prism and a little lamp, Tita shares with her curious granddaughter a simple approach to the many dimensions and layers of love. Written in English and Spanish. Values contained in the narrative: family relationships, love for other beings.
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Follow the story of Paulo as he learns about urban moon gardening and growing your own food in a greenhouse within an retirement home for elders, where he also befriends an old lady. Values contained in the narrative: emotional healing, intergenerational friendship, empathy, love for others, living the present moment. Includes one hand-sized, spinnable moon gardening calendar for you to use on your own urban veggie garden (inside hard cover book only, not for retail sale).
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Collector’s item, 100 units edition. Deluxe faux-leather box in pearly white, engraved with golden hot-stamping that includes one signed copy of the bilingual picture book “On Tiptoes”, one letter-sized signed picture of prima ballerina Sasha De Sola (the main character in the book), and four lithographies of the book’s art (the central one signed by Sasha De Sola, Gabriela García the illustrator and C.V. Monterrubio the author). The picture book has a double cover and two stories that converge in the middle. The first one narrates the real life and challenges of Sasha De Sola, principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet, up until becoming a Prima Ballerina. The second story is fictional, about a boy who is inspired by her to become a ballet dancer.