Juan Calle
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"A father comforts his restive son by telling him that people all over the world have imagined that heroes can help turn their bad dreams into good ones (with bilingual Spanish translation)"--
Un padre consuela a su hijo inquieto al decirle que la gente de todo el mundo han imaginado que los héroes pueden ayudar a convertir sus pesadillas en los buenos.
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Billy is looking forward to the frog dissections at school, but his disrespectful behavior toward his teacher and the frogs earns him detention. So he sneaks back at night planning revenge, only to find that the dissected frogs have come back to life, multiplied, and are out to get their revenge on him. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Tragic pasts, secret identities, compelling personalities the best character designs are built on these essential factors! This ultimate guide shows readers how to create costumes that reflect their characters powers, how to design a team of characters with interesting group dynamics, and how backstory can contribute to a character s flaws and strengths. Using classic designs, poses, and powers as references, readers will create their own unique characters....
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Jenna is supposed to be doing her chores, but she's secretly making slime instead. Her dads took away her normal slime ingredients, so she found a new recipe online. The instructions are a little weird, but the gooey blob she's created looks really cool. Until it starts growing and moving . . . and sucking things into its squishy mass! Written in graphic-novel format.
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When intergalactic evil strikes, heroic astronauts, aliens, and robots spring into action! This ultimate guide shows readers how to create bizarre extraterrestrial life-forms, design amazing robots, and deck their characters out in space gear. Readers will draw inspiration from Earth s insects and strange animals as they bring their own alien species to life. They ll build diverse planets and mind-blowing star fields for their characters to conquer...
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"Deep, deep down, at the very bottom of the ocean, lies a secret world. Through lyrical narration, this spare-text STEM picture book takes readers on a journey to a place very few humans have ever been--the Mariana Trench. The imagined voyage debunks scary myths about this mysterious place with surprising and beautiful truths about life at Earth's deepest point. Deep, Deep Down shows a vibrant world far below, and teaches readers how interconnected...
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When Aaron Kingston's BMX bike is badly damaged during a stunt, a local bike shop owner offers to fix the bike for free if Aaron will represent the shop at a local race. But when the race starts Aaron and his rival Castel find themselves transported to another dimension, in a race that nobody is supposed to survive, and they must cooperate because if they die, this terrifying dimension will take over the earth. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Andy isn't excited for camp. Things go downhill when the older boys start telling stories of mysterious fairy circles hidden in the ancient woods. If you disturb a circle, they say, you'll be snatched away forever by vicious creatures. Andy assumes it's a made-up tale to frighten newbies, but when he kicks over a circle made of stones and bones, he'll find out there may be some truth to the legends after all. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Around the globe and throughout history people have relied on legendary heroes for help. Julio can't sleep because he thinks he'll have bad dreams. So his papa tells him a comforting secret: Anyone can summon mythic avengers to conquer their fears.Now those monsters under the bed and in the closet don't stand a chance! Julio learns that his imagination is mighty and can turn all his dreams into good ones. This story has universal appeal with...
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The Permian Period was millions of years before the age of the dinosaurs...but it was still a eat-or-be-eaten world! A tiny gecko-like lizard confronts this once it lands on the menu of much larger, and oh so hungry, dimetrodon. Refusing to accept its fate lying down, the lizard dares to counter generations of hallowed wisdom. It advises the big predator that it's better to play with your food than to eat it. When the carnivore balks, the lizard...
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This sequel continues the critically-acclaimed graphic novel Awesome Asian Americans! Learn about 20 more trailblazers who have enriched the USA. This diverse cast includes historic trailblazers (actor George Takei, author Amy Tan) to current celebrities (singer Bruno Mars, athlete Chloe Kim), from a spectrum of vocations and cultures (violinist Midori, inventor Amar Bose). Learn key chapters of U.S. history not covered in school, and the...
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Learn about the most popular game in human history! The Discovery of Chess is the first English children's book on how chess came to be. Dao is an adorable red panda who can travel back in time and place! He befriends the curious kids Ethan and Emma and transports them in the blink of an eye to Asia. Together they (and appreciative readers) have fun discovering how some very cool creations were invented there. If only every school field trip was like...