{"title":"Pilar López Ávila","description":"María del Pilar López Ávila (Cartagena, Spain 1969) is an award-winning writer of children's stories. Her passion for children's literature began when she was very young --at the age of nine she was already writing children's stories. PHD in Veterinary Medicine, she currently works as a Biology and Geology teacher at high school in Cáceres. She is married and the mother of 3 children. She is also the director of the Teatro Paraíso. In December 2010, she was awarded third position in the Joaquín Sama\"Awards for Educational Innovation in the category \"A more civic and caring school\", for the project entitled \"Use of waste materials\". In Cuento de Luz she has published  Ayobami y el nombre de los Animales (2017), winner of the International Latino Book Awards in 2018, and The Kite of Dreams ( 2019).Concha Pasamar is an award-winning Spanish illustrator. Words and drawings have always been part of her. For a few years, illustration has been added to her dedication to teaching and research of the Spanish language, which sometimes also takes her along the path of writing. Paula Merlán (Vigo, 1979) is a Spanish award-winning author. She graduated in Law and Education. Currently, she combines writing with teaching, her two passions. She has published more than twenty children's books, many of them translated into several languages such as Galician, Basque, Catalan, English, Italian, French and Korean. Her most important books are The Bizzies (Cuento de luz, 2019) and A Surprise for Mrs. Tortoise (Nubeocho, 2017), winner at the 2018 International Latino Book Awards.","products":[{"product_id":"the-kite-of-dreams-hardcover","title":"The Kite of Dreams - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA kite trip that will take us around the world to meet the hopes and dreams of children around the world, from Bolivia to Nepal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf something is capable of bringing the children of the world together, that is the ability to dream and imagine a better world. Every single one of us has with them a kite of dreams, a flying kite sheltering our hopes and dreams. Through this kite trip, we will meet Mohesiwä, a boy who lives in the jungle, Amunet, who can't stop but smiling when imagining a better future, Anja and his brother Tuvo, who rummage through the garbage to find something of value...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kite of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to discover the different cultures of the world and to dream of a better world. A world with unpolluted air, where every child has access to education, a world with clean and uncontaminated waters, where biodiversity is preserved and forests are conserved. 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Throw her eyes I learned to contemplate those little birds and to perceive what made them so special. Together we heard the blackbird sing among the rumble of the city that was slowly awakening, trying to guess where the bird was. Grandma was my best teacher: she taught me all the secrets of nature, the magic of flowers, the spirit of monarch butterflies. For this reason, even if she is now gone, she will live in me through the song of nature.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51449267847391,"sku":"9788418302596","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/BykUsSP_wh9788418302596.webp?v=1790261703"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/pilar-lopez-avila.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}