Contar Leones

This book describes the process of plant growth through vocabulary rich text and descriptive photographs. Readers will explore a plant as it grows from a seed to a tall plant in the sun.

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpré Author Award and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War. En este poético libro de memorias—ganador del premio Pura Belpré de autor, finalista del premio de YALSA de no ficción y premio de honor Walter Dean Myers—la aclamada autora Margarita Engle recrea su infancia, que transcurrió a caballo entre dos culturas durante la Guerra Fría. Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother’s tropical island...

Los murciélagos tienen un grave problema de relaciones públicas entre los humanos, pero la verdad es que es una enorme injusticia. No sólo son inofensivos sino muy importantes para los ecosistemas, y además son lindos (muchos de ellos). Esta original novela gráfica cuenta todo lo que hay que saber sobre las distintas clases de murciélago gracias a la aventura de un pequeño murciélago del desierto de Sonora que debe recuperarse de una herida en un centro de rehabilitación especializado. Allí aprenderá más sobre sí mismo y sobre esta asombrosa clase de mamíferos voladores: la...