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.

Rabbit burrows play an important part in the life of a rabbit. A burrow provides a place to live, a place to raise baby rabbits, and a place to stay safe from predators. This volume, which was written to support elementary science curricula, examines the role a burrow plays in the survival of a warren, and how that in turn helps rabbits contribute to ecosystems around the world. The text’s age-appropriate, science-rich content focuses on rabbit behavior and encourages readers to draw connections between what they learn in science class and what they see outside. This text is complemented by ...

Aprenderás a querer y honrar a la Virgen descubriendo las principales devociones y oraciones marianas; con anécdotas, historias, poesías y canciones en las que nuestra Madre es la protagonista.

In this biographical book, young readers will learn about the brave life of Harriet Tubman. Readers will discover how Tubman bravely escaped from her life as a slave to cross the Mason-Dixon line into freedom and how she helped hundreds of other slaves into freedom through the Underground Railroad with the help of abolitionists. The vivid images, stunning facts, and supportive text work in conjunction with the helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Tubman's life to give readers an engaging experience as they move from cover to cover. This book has been translated into Spanish.

Nos colamos en la fiesta de Mecano -una fiesta que duró más de 40 años- para conocer los secretos de algunas de sus canciones más míticas y que han marcado a todo un país. Mecano es el grupo español más emblemático de los 80, pero los hermanos Cano y Ana Torroja lograron mucho más: marcar una época y una estética, ser un grupo de referencia y, tras casi 30 años de su disolución, ser reconocidos en todo el mundo y seguir sonando y colarnos en cualquier fiesta que se precie. A través de un recorrido por los orígenes del grupo, de las canciones y sus letras, las anécdotas más...