Francisca Alvarez

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.

Coders are one of the reasons our computers, tablets, and smartphones can do things we couldn't have even imagined just a few years ago. It's no surprise that coders are in high demand right now and that isn't likely to slow down. Readers will learn about the basics of coding and how to turn their creative ideas into reality on the computer screen. They'll also understand why coding will become even more important as technology continues to grow and change. Colorful photographs showing the roles and education of a coder provide readers with an easy way to envision themselves in this...

Este libro contiene 90 entrena-mentes, actividades diseñadas para mejorar el funcionamiento de tu cerebro: ejercicios de memoria, juegos de palabras, problemas numéricos, retos visuales, códigos secretos, variantes divertidas del sudoku...

¿Cómo harías de tu vida algo fantástico? ¿Cómo escaparías de la monotonía del mundo real? ¿Cómo te alejarías de los aburridos seres humanos? Y cuando tu obsesión por vivir en un mundo fantástico, tan diferente de aquel que todos los demás ven, se cumpla finalmente... ¿cómo distinguirás la realidad de tu propia fantasía? Sed bienvenidos a la mente de Kala, un lugar donde la peculiar interpretación de las situaciones que vive nos sumergirá en un mundo extraordinario, en el que realidad y ficción se mezclan y conviven a un tiempo sus amigos reales con presencias imaginarias...

Even as the world changes, skilled labor will always be needed. There's nothing quite like the ability to create things with your skills and your own hands. Carpenters use their skills to build things we use every day, including items such as furniture, buildings, and bridges. They read building plans, choose materials, design, and create. This book teaches kids that to become a carpenter, you have to use a lot more than a hammer and nails; you need your brain too. Photographs and diagrams enable readers to make key connections with the text.