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I Am Bilingual: El día en que a mamá se le puso cara de tetera (The day mother had a face like a tea-pot) (English description below) La mamá de Marquitos estaba tan enfadada que empezó a echar humo por la boca como si fuera un dragón. Al momento, su nariz se convirtió en un pitorro; y su oreja izquierda, en un asa. Poco después Marquitos recogía del suelo una tetera que se parecía mucho a su madre. Un cuento para transmitir el placer por la lectura y para quienes creen que la imaginación es la herramienta más poderosa para aprender. I Am Bilingual es una serie de lectura complementaria de cuentos originales en español para niños de 4 a 8 años. Cuentos maravillosos de autores contemporáneos y leyendas de distintas culturas – los misterios que encierran resisten el paso del tiempo– se combinan para desarrollar la imaginación y fomentar la reflexión y la creatividad a través de los libros. Description in English: Little Mark’s mother was so upset, smoke spewed from her mouth as if she were a dragon. Right then, her nose changed into a spout, and her left ear, into a handle. In an instant, little Mark picked up a teapot from the floor that remarkably looked much like his mother. Frightened, the boy went next door to see his grandmother Lucy, his uncle John, his friend Frank, the librarian, Mr. Ignatius… but nobody seemed able to help. A dynamic story, unexpected and full of humor, that draws you in from the beginning, and through a combination of the commonplace and the unexpected transports you to a fantastical place full of possibility and where anything can happen. A story to impart the joy of reading to children, and for those who believe the imagination is the greatest tool to learn about reality. I Am Bilingual is a supplementary reading series of original Spanish language stories for children 4 to 8 years old. Wonderful tales by contemporary authors and legends from different cultures – the mysteries they con