Category: FONDO DE CULTURA ECONÓMICA
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El dragón blanco y otros personajes olvidados
Read moreTitle El dragón blanco y otros personajes olvidados Author Adolfo Córdova; Riki Blanco (ilus.) Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071642479 Edition number 1 Publication year 2016 Pages 128 Format Print and digital THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis This book gathers secondary characters from some children’s classics to turn them into the protagonists of their own stories. Six tales bearing with the original ones, but at the same time, maintaining a life of their own that allows them to be enjoyed, even if their original stories are not known: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and several characters from The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. With a powerful and witty writing style, the young author captures readers of all ages. foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
Mi vida con las piedras
Read moreTitle Mi vida con las piedras Author Karen Villeda; María J. Guarda (ilus.) Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071673695 Edition number 1 Publication year 2022 Pages 40 Format Print and digital THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis Jana is almost 10 years old and lives with her grandfather. For some time now, she feels as if she had stones of different sizes pressing her head. She even believed that stones would grow instead of hair. Now, this is nothing to worry about because, after her visits to the hospital, she doesn’t have a single hair on her head. With her grandfather’s support and a lot of courage, Jana faces her situation and hopes that the annoying heaviness goes away forever. foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
Tú y yo
Read moreTitle Tú y yo Author Norma Muñoz Ledo; Meel Cerecer (ilus.) Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071670540 Edition number 1 Publication year 2021 Pages 72 Format Print and digital THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis If you had the chance to speak to the Earth, what would you ask her?, what do you think she would answer? Through author’s pen, girls and boys talk about their concerns by way of questions; at the same time, they express their curiosity to know the secrets, the origin and the fate of this blue planet. And the Earth, with overwhelming and honest answers but also hopeful, replies all the questions. foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
Mujer pájara
Read moreTitle Mujer pájara Author Ethel Batista; David Álvarez (ilus.) Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071672353 Edition number 1 Publication year 2022 Pages 32 Format Printed THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis The birdwoman is born, grows, and lives. She is full of fear and spends her days in a birdcage, but sometimes she sings. One day, a cat jumps on the birdcage and breaks it, and then it’s when the birdwoman leaves her prison and flies; even though they want to catch her, she flies to free herself meanwhile everything is falling into pieces. This picture book is a feminist powerful metaphor about the oppression and liberation of women. foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
El libro más extraordinario
Read moreTitle El libro más extraordinario Author Toño Malpica; Isidro R. Esquivel (ilus.) Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071681157 Edition number 1 Publication year 2023 Pages 40 Format Print and digital THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis Eder is not satisfied with his life; boredom and the monotony of every day invade him. Then he meets Luk, a laidoff guy who starts working in the same place as him. Between conversations, he asks him why he’s so happy; Luk reveals that he has found the secret in a book on top of a tower: the most extraordinary book. Eder, determined to find it, sets off for the tower and asks the guardian for this book, but the guardian doesn’t answer. Eder will have to search for it himself and discover why it’s capable of changing lives. foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
Códice peregrino
Read moreTitle Códice peregrino Author Vivian Mansour; Emmanuel Valtierra (ilus.) Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071676108 Edition number 1 Publication year 2022 Pages 40 Format Printed THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis The Vargas Ramírez family is from northern Tenochtitlan, from somewhere named Iztapalapa, the place of the crockery above the water. One day, the father hears the beautiful song of a bird: “We are leaving. We are leaving…” and he understands that they must look for a new place to settle in. In their pilgrimage, the Migrant Warriors will come across the cops, Solar Evils, and will face dangerous situations to arrive on the other side, where the man-bird flying over metallic trees is located. foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
Clic
Read moreTitle Clic Author Roger Ycaza Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071670526 Edition number 1 Publication year 2021 Pages 52 Format Print and digital THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis Alone at house and far away from everything, a father and his daughter find a way to get out of routine through imagination and stories. The adventure begins in a distant jungle with friendly and strange creatures, then, in a sailing ship, it transports us to the sea and from there, it takes us to float into outer space. Along with their furry friend, father and daughter come into an extraordinary journey in which time and space are infinite; both are guided only by the joy of being alive and together. foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
Gigante
Read moreTitle Gigante Author Alexandra Castellanos Solís Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071671363 Edition number 1 Publication year 2021 Pages 48 Format Print and digital THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis Cris imagines, has fun, and explores the world hand by hand with a very special friend, who unconditionally accompanies her. He is giant, but this does not stop them from playing hide and seek, dancing, or drawing. The problem is that he gets bigger and bigger, so much, that one day he no longer fits in the house, so they decide to go out for a walk in the city; however, the giant keeps growing, and soon, he will have to transform into something else... foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
La balada de los niños muertos
Read moreTitle La balada de los niños muertos Author Efraím Blanco; Daniele Serra (ilus.) Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071681188 Edition number 1 Publication year 2023 Pages 92 Format Print and digital THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis In Gatonegro, cradle of ghost legends, the living children play as long as the light allows it. Sometimes, when one of them gets distracted and stays until night falls, Lord Death appears, and the dead children angrily watch him snatch another life. However, from the plane they inhabit, the dead children have grown tired of just playing in the evenings, leaning out of the windows and singing a sad ballad in the cemetery, they cry out for justice and know it is time to stop their murderer. foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
Volver atrás
Read moreTitle Volver atrás Author Abraham Balcázar Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071684431 Edition number 1 Publication year 2024 Pages 112 Format Print and digital THEMA Graphic novels, Comic books, Manga, Cartoons; Children’s, Teenage Synopsis The world is now the property of MEDRA and all civilization is in Plenia, the last megalopolis. The robot VA-42 wakes up after his creator has reprogrammed him and is eager to know the world, which is in a terrible decadence. However, VA-42 mission is to go back: to make things better for all. When VA-42 enters Plenia, he finds rebel humans fighting MEDRA robots and decides to fight alongside humans, but, at the end of the battle, a girl attacked him. Soon after, he finds out that he can’t save anyone because, years ago, he killed hundreds of humans. foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
Ana en todas partes
Read moreTitle Ana en todas partes Author Adolfo Córdova; Pepa Ilustradora (ilus.) Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071681171 Edition number 1 Publication year 2023 Pages 182 Format Print and digital THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis Julian is in love with Anna. He writes “Anna” in all sizes, “Anna” everywhere. She is the main character of his stories, the defender of toads and just causes. The problem is that Julian cannot confess his love to her because, at recess, when she is around, the piranha-crows devour his intestines. Besides, Anna is a year older, what if she laughs at him or says no? But one day, an unexpected event puts them on the same path... foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com -
Un amor por encima de todo
Read moreTitle Un amor por encima de todo Author Eugenio Fernández Vázquez; Mariana Villanueva Segovia (ilus.) Publisher Fondo de Cultura Económica Imprint Fondo de Cultura Económica ISBN 9786071684059 Edition number 1 Publication year 2024 Pages 40 Format Printed THEMA Children’s, Teenage Synopsis An ash tree and a jacaranda tree have an impossible romance. They embrace each other high above the street, and even though it might seem to be an unimpeded idyll, several wires cross their love: electricity, telephone, and light cables. They struggle to love each other and stretch their branches to cross the barrier, but since they are intertwined with the wires, the telephone company plans to cut them. Will their love be able to overcome the obstacles and rise above it all? foreign rights contact Susana Figueroa; Janet Soto E-mail sfigueroa@fondodeculturaeconomica.com; jsoto@fondodeculturaeconomica.com
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