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.

Are you ready to embark on a wild counting caper? Imagine... eleven oysters at the opera, eighteen dalmatians dressed in diamonds, and twelve ladybugs shopping in the market! Meet an unforgettable host of zany creatures in this delightful bilingual counting book. Readers will encounter concepts such as color, time, size, shapes, and more as they answer questions relating to colorful cut-paper illustrations. Nancy María Grande Tabor's concise and direct questions encourage thinking while her charming characters entertain. In both Spanish and English, this unique counting book challenges...

1 cola larga tenía Argentinosaurus, 2 garras tenía Deynonichus... Un impactante recorrido desde el 1 hasta el 10, para descubrir cómo eran, cómo vivían y a qué deben su nombre los dinosaurios. Ilustrado por el paleoartista argentino Gustavo Encina.

Few natural forces seem as much like magic as magnets. Perhaps that’s why magnets are so fun! Young scientists will love learning about amazing magnets, both natural and man-made. They’ll discover how magnetism is harnessed to help us in many ways. This STEM-supportive volume contains comprehensible text and photographs of students and scientists utilizing magnets. It also includes a simple, fun concluding activity to encourage readers to use this super science tool themselves.

Nada mejor para empezar el año que esta colección de citas sobre el amor escritas por uno de los autores más queridos y leídos de nuestro tiempo, porque como el mismo autor afirma: «el amor es la esencia de la vida». La obra está ilustrada con los preciosos dibujos de la artista Catalina Estrada, inspirados en la exhuberante belleza de la naturaleza de su país natal, Colombia.«El amor nos redime a través de la entrega total», Paulo Coelho