Las desapariciones misteriosas: The Nocturnals (Spanish Edition)

Your favorite nighttime reading adventure The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions by Tracey Hecht is now in Spanish! The Nocturnals: Las desapariciones misteriosas was translated by Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny, an award-winning bilingual author and translator. Los nocturnos es una divertida serie de libros por capítulos que sigue a tres singulares animales que resuelven misterios mediante la amistad, el trabajo en equipo y el humor. Con una estructura de capítulos breves y accesibles, esta serie se caracteriza por sus ilustraciones así como la presencia de animales en peligro de extinción y temas ecológicos. En Las desapariciones misteriosas, los animales están desapareciendo sin dejar rastro, y depende de Dawn, una zorra sensata, de Tobin, un dulce pangolín y de Bismark, un pequeño petauro del azúcar, descubrir qué está ocurriendo. Con la ayuda de una amable wómbat, un nervioso jerbo, una manada de coyotes y unos murciélagos muy simpáticos, la brigada de animales nocturnos se adentra en las profundidades de la tierra y participa en un juego disparatado y de alto riesgo del que dependerá su supervivencia. Combínalo con la versión en inglés: The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions. (PB ISBN: 9781944020026) ENGLISH DESCRIPTION: The Nocturnals is a fun-filled chapter book series following three unusual animals who solve mysteries with friendship, teamwork, and humor. Features short, approachable chapters with colorful illustrations, unusual and endangered animals, and environmental themes! In The Mysterious Abductions, animals are disappearing without a trace—and it's up to Dawn, a serious fox, Tobin, a sweet pangolin, and Bismark, a pint-sized sugar glider, to find out why. With the help of a gentle wombat, a jittery jerboa, a band of coyotes, and some silly bats, The Nocturnals journey to the depths of the earth and play a wacky, high-stakes game that will determine their survival. Pair with the English version: The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions. (PB ISBN: 9781944020026) GREAT FOR KIDS AGES 8-11 - Blends unusual animals and science for STEAM readers! - Full-color illustrations at the start of each chapter. - Short approachable chapters and wide margins. - Kids' Indie Next Winner in English. Turnkey Activities for Librarians & Teachers Book Club Questions and Animal Glossary in Spanish. Animal Mask Crafts, Coloring Pages and more! Printables available on the book's website. AR Quiz for English Edition of The Mysterious Abductions.

Tracey Hecht is a writer and the creative director of Fabled Films Press. She created The Nocturnals, the critically acclaimed middle-grade and early reader series. The American Booksellers Association chose her first book, The Mysterious Abductions, as a Kids' Indie Next List pick, and her nonfiction book Nighttime Animals: Awesome Features & Surprising Adaptations received the Children's Book Council Teacher Favorites Award in 2023. In partnership with the New York Public Library, she created a Read Aloud Writing Program that has since been conducted in hundreds of schools, libraries, and bookstores. She attends Bank Street College, where she is studying to receive a dual master's degree in childhood general education and special education. Tracey splits her time between New York City and Oquossoc, Maine. Translator Bio: Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny es una traductora y autora bilingüe galardonada, originaria de Sonora, México. Es profesora asistente en la Maestría en Escritura Creativa de la Universidad de Texas en El Paso, donde imparte cursos de ficción y no ficción. Ha publicado más de una docena de libros en español e inglés, entre ellos la novela juvenil The Everything I Have Lost (Cinco Puntos Press, 2021), traducción de Todo esto es yo, obra ganadora del Premio Nacional de Novela Tamaulipas, en México. Como traductora, se enfoca principalmente en literatura infantil y juvenil. Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny is a translator and award-winning bilingual author from Sonora, Mexico. As a translator, she focuses primarily on children's and young adult literature. She is an Assistant Professor in the MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of Texas at El Paso, where she teaches fiction and nonfiction. She has published over a dozen books in Spanish and English including the YA novel The Everything I Have Lost (Cinco Puntos Press, 2021)—a translation of Todo esto es yo, which won the National Novel Award in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Kate Liebman is an artist who lives and works in New York City. She graduated from Yale University and has an MFA from Columbia University. Kate contributes to the Brooklyn Rail, and has shown her work at multiple galleries. She grew up in Santa Monica, California.