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Kool Books: The Calculating Man (Spanish)

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Color illustration of a young person in purple vest and hat looking determined as they rest a hand on glum-looking camel. Spanish caption. Más antes permítame unir a esos 35 camellos.

This is the story of a pastor that lived in a small town in Persia, and thanks to his ability to reason and to solve problems, he learns how to count. From the Kool Books series narrated by Hector Bonilla.

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Runtime: 12 minutes 32 seconds

Color illustration. Man runs from figure wearing patchwork cape and yellow mask with horns. Another man looks on as he sits in a box next to gravestones on a hill. Spanish caption. No paró hasta llegar as su casa.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 1
8 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a boy in a collared shirt and brimmed hat with a black dog looking up in the background. Spanish caption. A Negrita se le hacía imposible ventear su enemigo.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 2
9 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration. Pregnant woman wears a billowy yellow dress with red flowers and places hands on her lower back. Spanish caption. Cuando la panza de su mamá se puso grandota.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 3
7 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Closeup physical map of the northern half of South America. Title bar reads, "The Amazon River has a total length of 4,345 miles." Caption. Dylan as Narrator. This colossal river flows toward the rising sun.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 4
9 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a grimacing man in a singlet who lifts a weight in each hand. Spanish caption. Narrator. El papá de Melquíades es el campeón mundial.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 5
9 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of smiling alligator peeking out from behind a plant. Spanish caption. Comer bastante porque estaba creciendo mucho.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 6
8 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of an orange cat with white mouth, chest and stomach fur curled up on it's side. Spanish caption. Se quedaba tirado sobre la paja en el camión.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 7
9 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Color illustration of a turtle and a duck standing in grass. Behind them 3 ducks swim in a small pond. Spanish caption. Viajaremos, y tú serás nuestra compañera.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 8
8 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Painting of a woman in white. She wraps her arms around a girl whose arms are outstretched. Spanish caption. Cada una en uno de los regazos de Surilea Mamita Monstruo.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 9
9 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
Illustration of a bug with a dark body and light greenish-yellow wings. Spanish captions.
Kool Books (Spanish)
Episode 10
8 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 5
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