Books published by publisher Ediciones SM

Having been fired out of the giant Columbiad space gun, the Baltimore Gun Club's bullet-shaped projectile, along with its three passengers, Barbicane, Nicholl and Michel Ardan, begins the five-day trip to the moon. A few minutes into the journey, a small, bright asteroid passes within a few hundred yards of them, but luckily does not collide with the projectile. The asteroid had been captured by the Earth's gravity and had become a second moon.The three travelers undergo a series of adventures and misadventures during the rest of the journey, including disposing of the body of a dog out a window, suffering intoxication by gases, and making calculations leading them, briefly, to believe that they are to fall back to Earth. During the latter part of the voyage, it becomes apparent that the gravitational force of their earlier encounter with the asteroid has caused the projectile to deviate from its course.

We have a task before us which must be speedily performed. We know that it will be ruinous to make delay. The most important crisis of our life calls, trumpet-tongued, for immediate energy and action. ... It must, it shall be undertaken to-day, and yet we put it off until to-morrow, and why? There is no answer, except that we feel perverse, using the word with no comprehension of the principle. ... [Then] The clock strikes, and is the knell of our welfare. At the same time, it is the chanticleer-note to the ghost that has so long overawed us. It flies—disappears—we are free. The old energy returns. We will labor now. Alas, it is too late!

Nana is a very active and playful dog, so Ana must keep and eye of her. There is no day of the week when Nana does not think of doing something new. The children will enjoy the occurrences of Nana, Ana's dog.The illustrations, created by the same author, will make reading this beautiful book more interesting, which will touch the heart of every little reader. So, let's read!

When Tim moves to his grandparent's village, everything seems mysterious. Why are there no flowers anywhere? Who is the weeping woman wandering through the midnight streets? And what is the secret of the empty house on Falling Star Hill? The mystery deepens when Tim meets Sarre, a girl from another world. She leads Tim to the place she comes from—a magical, old-fashioned land connected to his own by falling stars, where flowers are guarded like treasures. Yet Tim soon discovers that it is much more complicated to return from that world than it is to enter it, and he must struggle through challenges and adventures in order to find the portal that can bring him home to his family.

"The Gold-Bug" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Set on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, the plot follows William Legrand, who was recently bitten by a gold-colored bug. His servant, Jupiter, fears Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator, who agrees to visit his old friend. Legrand pulls the other two into an adventure after deciphering a secret message that will lead to a buried treasure.

When their school organizes a trip to the beach, the Crazy Chickens—a group of best girlfriends—are thrilled. A mysterious legend of the ghost of a coastguard who haunts the moonlit beach keeps them entertained, though they don't really believe it. But when they begin to hear strange sounds at night, the Crazy Chickens decide there's only one thing to do: get out to the beach and find out who—or what—is making them.

When Gerald Winston, an English Egyptologist travelling on the Nile, meets Kāra, who claims to be the last descendant of a royal Egyptian family, the scientist’s curiosity is sparked by the story Kāra tells. Is it true that Kāra’s ancestor Ahtka-Rā, High Priest of Ămen, ruled Rameses II as his puppet? As Winston tries to learn more about the strange Egyptian and his mysterious tale, he is drawn into Kāra’s insidious intrigues.“The last Egyptian” was the last adult work of fiction of L. Frank Baum of "Land of Oz" fame. The fast-paced tale of betrayal, revenge and romance set in the Nile valley was originally published without the mention of Baum's name because of concerns that it might interfere with his reputation as a writer for children.Annotated version with additional footnotes and “About the Author” section.