La Campana de la Libertad (The Liberty Bell)

Did you kow that Benjamin Franklin wanted a turkey to be the symbol of America instead of the bald eagle? Discover interesting facts about why the bald eagle is important to Americans, how it became a symbol for our country, and more in The Bald Eagle.

Este libro ilustrado para niños recrea escenas del béisbol para enseñar a contar del 0 al 20 mediante versos en rima. Las reglas y la cultura del juego se muestran a través de una competencia.

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...

La familia de Candela está compuesta por seis hermanas, la madre, la abuela y la tía Mary, inmersas todas ellas en una realidad cotidiana de ilusiones perdidas. Para escapar de esa realidad, Candela empieza a trabajar en una funeraria. Su vida da un giro la noche que tiene que embalsamar al patriarca de una familia gitana y se dispone a cumplir con la última voluntad del difunto.

In the oversized book, ten endangered species are presented in great detail. The charcoal illustrations capture the textures of the fur, feathers, and skin of each animal. Poetic text teaches children about the behavior and characteristics of each one. More scientific information is provided at the end.