José Bautista

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

This Spanish-language series presents the complete range of math concepts and skills students are expected to master during the first grade. The series moves sequentially, from easiest to hardest concepts, with each book covering a different math topic. The first volume reviews the math concepts students learned in kindergarten. The next six books cover counting, adding and subtracting, tables and graphs, money, patterns, and measuring. The eighth volume is a summary of the math concepts students have studied throughout the year. Each book presents situations that show the relevance of math...

Un nuevo caso de la detective Sonia Ruiz. El lado oscuro es la segunda entrega de la colección SeisDoble, escrita por uno de los grandes del género negro español que vuelve a demostrarnos aquí por qué es uno de nuestros narradores más leídos. 'Esta es una de mis mejores novelas', asegura el autor, 'porque la he escrito para mi placer y diversión, y me lo he pasado tan bien escribiéndola que me he olvidado del lector, cosa poco frecuente en mí'.

Describes how the rig was built, how it stands out in the water, and how much drilling it does in a day.