Words Are Not for Hurting / Las palabras no son para lastimar

Germs Are Not for Sharing/Los gérmenes no son para compartir paperback (ages 4–7): Sneezes, coughs, runny noses, spills, and messes are facts of everyday life with young children. This book teaches kids what germs are, what they do, and why it’s so important to cover them up, block them from spreading, and wash them down the drain. Includes tips for parents and caregivers.

With gentle encouragement, this book teaches children that they can think before speaking, choose what to say and how to say it, and find positive ways to respond when others use unkind words. The importance of saying “I’m sorry” is reinforced. Includes tips for parents and caregivers.

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

Un ensayo indispensable para orientarse, a partir de ideas claras e ilustradas, en la crisis política actual. «En estos dieciséis años», afirma en el prólogo su autor, «terminó por diluirse el clivaje democrático-autoritario para dar paso a una constelación de temas y problemáticas nuevas: progresismo, lucro, derechos sociales, feminismo, corrupción, abuso, dignidad, corrección política, entre muchas otras. Entre ellas, por supuesto, populismo. Este libro contribuye a una mejor comprensión de dicho concepto. No busca cerrar el debate sino más bien explorar sus posibilidades,...

Nicol�s Cabral's is one of the most singular voices in Latin American literature, and this book demonstrates his hypnotic and out of the ordinary style. The stories ebb from real to unreal, from earthly to fantastical. In addition, there's something rarely found in most contemporary writers: an aversion to the familiar and disdain for common places. La de Nicol�s Cabral es una de las voces m�s singulares de la nueva narrativa latinoamericana. Como en Cat�logo de formas, su primera novela, he aqu� una prosa construida mediante una inflexible depuraci�n y, al mismo tiempo, plural....

Sumario en español: Utiliza un formato novela gráfica para examinar la historia del monstruo del Lago Ness y de los esfuerzos para descubrir y identificar el animal acuático grande.