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Simple text and photographs show how common shapes can be put together to create new and different ones.

"While preparing for Christmas in Puerto Rico, seven-year-old Esmeralda asks the Three Magi for a baby doll like her cousin's, but when they bring something else instead she gains a deeper understanding of the meaning of the holiday."

Monjas budistas de quince años que se atreven a desafiar a los invasores chinos, niños que son reencarnaciones de dioses, adolescentes heroicos y ancianos de leyenda, torturadores y sabios ermitaños, policías corruptos y guerreros nómadas. Las montañas de Buda cuenta lo que se niega a desaparecer al otro lado del Himalaya: el espíritu de resistencia, la fe, el alma del Tíbet.

Stephen F. Austin grew up to become known as the Father of Texas. Readers can learn about his interesting and incredible life in this appealing biography that has been translated into Spanish and highlights both Austin's life and Texas history. Through vivid images and illustrations, supportive text, an accommodating glossary and index, and fascinating facts, readers will learn about Texas pioneers, the empresario system, Freemasons, and how Austin became such an important figure in Texas history.