Alice Brière-Haquet

A stunning picture-book biography of the High Priestess of Soul and one of the greatest voices of the 20th century.

Pedro quiere regalarle un pedazo de la Luna a su mamá, porque madre sólo hay una... Pero, aunque está hecho todo un hombrecito, va a necesitar ayuda para llegar hasta tan arriba. Incluso las personas más grandes necesitan ayuda para cumplir sus sueños. Pero lo que nos cuenta este álbum ilustrado es que, por muy pequeño que se sea, si tenemos buenas intenciones y generosidad, siempre contaremos con el apoyo de las personas que nos rodean.

London, 1881. There's something a little eerie about Manon - she's not like the other girls at the orphanage. Maybe it's her red eyes. Maybe it's her silence. Maybe it's the series of violent deaths that seem to follow her. What we do know: someone is hot on her tail. And there's a lot of money at stake in finding out where exactly she comes from - and what exactly she is. Concurrent to Manon's story are letters to Charles Darwin from Professor Humphrey,...