Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang, Vol. 1 Written by: Severino Reyes Illustrated by: Felix Mago Miguel Tahanan’s popular edition of Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang. Fall into the company of scorned mermaids, talking skeletons, princes cursed and transformed and other unforgettable characters inhabiting stories of adventure, humor, and romance. Bask in the literary universe of Severino Reyes, who first published the much-beloved…
Mga Tala sa Dagat Written by Annette Acacio Flores Translated by Nanoy Rafael Love has blossomed between a princess and a fisherman. A boy has to sacrifice his playtime and schooling, to become the best fisherman in town. All of this is bound by a promise, a promise about a giant sea, baring stories and stars. This is the story…
Idea and text by Equipo Plantel Illustrations by Joan Negrescolor Paano nga ba mabuhay sa lipunang nahahati ang mga uri? Kabilang ang librong ito sa Aklat ng Salin, mga pilîng aklat pambatà mula sa ibáng bayan na nagsasalaysay ng mga karanasang lalo pang makapagpapayaman sa balon ng sensibilidad at kaalaman ng mga batàng Filipino. Layunin din nitóng mapalawak ang karanasang pangkultura ng mga mambabasá sa pamamagitan…
From the Back Cover When he was born, Michelangelo Buonarroti was put into the care of a stonecutter's family. He often said it was from them that he got his love of sculpture. It certainly didn't come from his own father, a respectable magistrate who beat his son when he asked to become an artists apprentice. But Michelangelo persevered. His…
By: J. Meade Falkner This rollicking tale of smugglers, hidden treasure, and a wandering ghost casts the same kind of gripping spell as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and other adventure classics. Set in an English village during the 1750s, it tells of an orphan boy who discovers a dangerous secret down in a church crypt, which results in a series of perilous encounters on…
"The Book of Centuries is to history study what Nature Notebook is to science: calling for focused observation and providing mental hooks, like Velcro. It is not meant to carry all the facts and personages the child encounters, just as the Nature notebook could never cover all biology and natural history. It is designed to support sorting and relationship, connection,…
By: Ruth Stiles Gannett, Ruth Chrisman Gannett When Elmer Elevator tells a stray cat about his dream of being able to fly, he learns of a captive dragon on Wild Island. The dragon has been forced by the jungle residents to serve as their shuttle across a wide river — and anyone who rescues the dragon from its cruel captors might be…
Naging Pintor si Tominaman sa Rogong Story by Felice Prudente Sta. Maria Illustrations by Brian Vallesteros Translation by Michael M. Coroza This magical tale is inspired by the Maranaw mythical land of Bembaran. Datu Tominaman sa Rogong realizes that there is something missing in his life: color. In his search for color, he also discovers the art of painting. Ang mahiwagang kuwentong…
Nature Stories for Young Readers: Animal Life by Florence Bass The stories aim to give illustrations of some of the varied means of self-protection employed by animals, their methods of home-building and of caring for their young, the transformations they undergo, the adaptability to their surroundings as shown by their coverings, and the tools with which the various animals are…
Story by Xi Zuq Illustrations by Dominic Agsaway 2014 Best Read for Kids, 3rd National Children’s Book Awards Grand Prize Winner – 2013 PBBY-Salanga Prize & 2013 PBBY-Alcala Prize Andoy smiled. This is the beginning of Andrew’s story, which starts at the Heroes Park. He just wanted to draw the statue of Andres Bonifacio when he discovers a few secrets in…
Written by Jose Rizal Translated by Virgilio S. Almario 1999 National Book Award for Best Translation Natapos sulatin ni Jose Rizal ang Noli Me Tangere noong Pebrero 21, 1887 sa Berlin at lumabas sa limbagan pagkaraan nang mahigit isang buwan. Noong Agosto 30 sa taon ding iyon, ipinagbawal sa Filipinas ang pag-aari at pagbasa sa naturang nobela, alinsunod sa batas…
Noong Unang Panahon Story by Rafaelita S. Valera Illustrations by Ghani Madueño How was the world created? Where did man come from? Read three legends, from the Samal, Ifugaw, and Tagalog and Visayan, that explain the origins of the world and mankind. Paano nilikha ang mundo? Saan nanggaling ang tao? Basahin ang tatlong alamat, mula sa mga Samal, Ifugaw, at Tagalog…
