Las Zapatillas Deportivas de Sofia (Hardcover)

from rmariaanna415

Sophy's school is eight kilometres away over horrible roads, and only boys attend. But a gift from a kind man enables Sophy to fufil her dream of learning to read and write.

from ginaolivas

Summary: The story is about a young girl who lives in a remote town and she is unable to go to school because it is too far away to walk barefoot. One day she receives a pair of tennis shoes as a gift. From that day forward she walks the long way to school so she could learn how to read and write...

from epoche

Sophy and her Mom were poor and lived in a village where there was no doctor, hospital or school. Sophy's dad recently passed away and the number's man came around the village to count the people. Sophy liked the running shoes the number's man had on. A month later, Sophy received a package ...it...

from jcloke

"Running Shoes" is a very inspiring story that teaches a very important lesson. I love reading serious stories to the kids because so many children's authors focus on making the kids laugh. Laughing is important, but I love it when we finish the book and the kids have learned something important.