books by Maria Luisa Balseiro (polvo lejos abel)

books by Maria Luisa Balseiro

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31 reviews
William Steig, Maria Luisa Balseiro

Farrar Straus & Giroux (J), 1994

Astounding
Throughout my life, I'd always remembered the "first book I ever read" as about some dog who played the piccolo and traveled around with his possessions in a sack on a stick. I remembered it so fondly, like one of those few, golden memories you hold onto from childhood, when you still believed in the tooth faerie and unicorns. I never remembered the title, though, and the book had long since ...

La isla de Abel

2 reviews

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1996

Beautiful story for kids and adults alike
Great for children and adults alike, this story draws you in and makes you keep turning the pages. In the story a mouse named Abel is living a life of leisure with his wife Amanda. He is a wealthy high society fellow who does not work but lives off money from his mother, drinking champagne. During a picnic, Abel is swept into the river only to be beached on a deserted island. He sits down to ...

Lejos Del Polvo
Karen Hesse, Maria Luisa Balseiro

Everest Publishing, 1999

Billie Joa, una chica de catorce años, vive junto a sus padres en una granja de Oklahoma. La vida en estas tierras no es precisamente fácil, debido a las continuas tormentas de polvo. Billie Jo procura evadirse, siempre que le es posible, sentándose frente a un piano y acariciando sus teclas.

El dador

5 reviews
Lois Lowry, Maria Luisa Balseiro

Lectorum Publications, 1996

This Book belongs in the same class as 1984, Brave New World
this book is a fabulous tool for teaching students about theattempt to perfect society, to take out the human factor fromrelationships. I find the ending, which leaves it up to the reader to decide what happens to Jonas and Gabriel to be an invaluable way to engage students in the critical thinking process. When my students are finished with this book they are drained emotionally. So am I. Ms. ...