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.

Muddy Creek in Edgewater, Maryland is the site of a major makeover. The land around the stream has worn down. Find out what caused Muddy Creek to erode, and the many steps involved in saving it. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process, from the initial research and brainstorming sessions, through the design and testing ...

En esta ocasión Los Truenos lo tienen difícil: un campo encharcado, una falta peligrosa y unos rivales que no quieren perder el encuentro por nada del mundo...Acompáñalos en este partido y verás que hasta en las situaciones más difíciles, ¡se le puede dar la vuelta a la tortilla! Este cuaderno de pasatiempos incluye, además, adhesivos para que rellenes las escenas y completes la historia. ¡Que empiece el partido!

The Suicide Shop, set in a futuristic world, is about the Tuvache family who sells the means for people to kill themselves (ropes tied for hanging, poison in bottles, and more). Mishima, Lucrece, and their children Vincent, Marilyn, and Alan are in the business to help others, though they cannot personally use any of their products. When asked why not, their mother replies that Ive told you a hundred times: because its impossible. Whod look after the shop? However, the parents have tried out one item and greatly regret this decision for most of the book. You see, they tested a condom with a...

Este libro perteneciente a la Colección "Niños Artesanos", invita a niños y niñas a conocer la cultura Atacameña o Lickan-Antay, a través de su cultura material, en específico, su artesanía, mostrando cada objeto y proponiendo su replicación con materiales de fácil acceso.