Someone has said that The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is, above all, a memoir. And indeed, the account of the things that happen to Tom Sawyer in that small town on the banks of the Mississippi may well be a remembrance of Mark Twain’s childhood. Through the eyes of his characters, the author offers us the vision of a double reality: that of the infantile, primitive world that the adult reader has already lost, and that of the adult, confused and illogical world, based on conventions that are not in any way preferable to the value codes of a child.

Trees are among the most constant and varied of humanity’s companions. From the sacred banyan tree of India to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us refuge and inspiration (not to mention the raw materials for the manufacture of all kinds of articles, from aspirin to silk, space shuttles to telephone lines). In “Around the World in 80 Trees” Jonathan DRORI travels through time and across cultures, using up-to-date scientific data to demonstrate that trees play a role in all areas of human life. The stories range from the romantic to the unfortunate. Some illuminate the surprising historical relationships between people and species apparently well known to us, such as elm and beech. Others show the exotic and the extraordinary, such as the explosive Sandbox tree or the curious Polynesian tree, which accumulates an enormous amount of metal.

In it, Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer’s best friend, runs away from his evil father and wanders the Mississippi River along with a runaway slave, Jim, who has run away for fear of being sold. The two young men sail down the river in search of freedom, and on their journey they face many risky adventures.

Everyone closes their eyes and, on the count of 3, imitates the sound of a farm animal.

Then they open their eyes and try to guess which animal was imitated and which person made the sound. The fun is to change the sound of the voice so that it is a lot more difficult to recognise.

 Con un papel en blanco el primero dibuja una línea, el siguiente continúa el dibujo por esa línea y así cada uno continuando por turnos hasta que entre todos consideremos que el dibujo esté acabado. Aconsejo que cada uno tenga un color diferente así podemos reconocer nuestra parte del dibujo y quedará mucho más colorido. Simple pero muy divertido.

 Ideal para las sobremesas y jugar de dos en dos. Los vasos u otros objetos harán de portería y algún tapón, chapa o cualquier otra cosa pequeña que se deslice fácilmente hará de pelota. Los jugadores serán nuestros dedos que lanzarán la pelota en 3 toques a la portería contraria.