Chocolata the hippo decides her simple jungle mud bath is just not enough when she learns from her friend Teófilo the monkey that there are magnificent bathhouses in the city, so she sets off to try them for herself and makes the most of all her new experiences in the city by buying and wearing clothes, staying at a hotel, eating an excellent vegetarian restaurant meal, and savoring the promised bath, only to realize when she returns to her friends in the jungle that her favorite mud bath is better than anything the city had.

Product Description: Book by Nunez, Marisa

An adaptation of a traditional Burmese tale explores the need to listen to good advice, the importance of keeping promises, and the supposed difficulty in learning to share.

When Tom Ratâon goes to visit his friend Rata Tomasa they have a fine visit, until Tom keels over from too much bacon and wine.

'Celestino, whose only companion is Rosamunda--as small as a dragonfly and almost as transparent--lives in a cabin near the river, makes castles out of ice, hugs the trees, and sleeps under the stars, but one day when Celestino is in a bad mood, Rosamunda disappears.'

Product Description: In this humorous popular Spanish tale, a humble chicken finds a fortune and, braving obstacles and challenges along the way, brings it to the king of the country. When presented with this unexpected wealth, the greedy king refuses to share the treasure, forcing the clever chicken to use his cunning to win back the treasure...read more

Product Description: When the wind steals seven stripes from the dress of Camilla the zebra, her friends the spider, the cicada, and the rainbow help a distraught Camilla understand and reconcile her loss. Camilla's struggles with her changed body offer a vision of change and growing up that will resonate with young readers...read more

An investment counselor offers strategies for amassing money for both luxuries and necessities, including devising a financial plan based on individual goals and taking advantage of tax-deferred investments.

Product Description: Book by Nuez, Marisa, Caetano, Joao