“Lifetimes: a beautiful way to explain death to children” by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen “Lifetimes is a moving book for children of all ages, even parents too. It lets us explain life and death in a sensitive, caring, beautiful way. Lifetimes tells us about beginnings. And about endings. And about living in between. With
“Life without money: building fair and sustainable economies” edited by Anitra Nelson and Frans Timmerman “The money-based global economy is failing. The credit crunch undermined capitalism’s ability to ensure rising incomes and prosperity while market-led attempts to combat climate change are fought tooth and nail by business as environmental crises continue. We urgently need to
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Los estudiantes del grupo de Kids’ Club del Instituto Internacional han leído en clase “Flat Stanley” de Jeff Brown y han participado del The Flat Stanley Project. Para ello realizaron y enviaron imágenes de Flat Stanley en diferentes lugares (entre ellos la biblioteca ) a niños de otros países y a cambio recibieron de ellos otros (en este
This spring Kids’ Club students in Patti’s group read Flat Stanley, by Jeff Brown. This book tells the story of a boy, Stanley Lambchop, who becomes flat after a bulletin board falls on him in the night. Being flat allows Stanley to have lots of adventures. One fun thing Stanley gets to do is travel
“Growing vegetable soup / written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert “Dad says we are going to grow vegetable soup.” So begins Lois Ehlert’s bright, bold picture book about vegetable gardening for the very young. The necessary tools are pictured and labeled, as are the seeds (green bean, pea, corn, zucchini squash, and carrot). Then the
“Varieties of Spanish in the United States” by John M. Lipski “Thirty-three million people in the United States speak some variety of Spanish, making it the second most used language in the country. Some of these people are recent immigrants from many different countries who have brought with them the linguistic traits of their homelands,
“Sang Woo y su abuela” dirigida por Lee Jung-Hyang “Sang Woo y su abuela” es la historia de un niño a quien la familia deja junto a su abuela durante una temporada al no poderse hacer cargo de él. La septuagenaria es muda, vive en un lugar apartado en medio del campo y su forma
Exposición “Hopper” sobre la obra de Edward Hopper “La exposición estará organizada en dos partes: una primera mitad que recorrerá la formación del artista, aproximadamente de 1900 a 1924 y representada por un gran cantidad de bocetos, pinturas, dibujos, ilustraciones, grabados y acuarelas que dialogan puntualmente con obras de artistas como Winslow Homer, Robert Henri,
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