Honremos a nuestros héroes: Día de los Veteranos (Remembering Our Heroes: Veterans Day)

Teach young students about the men and women who serve in the armed forces for the United States. This Spanish-translated nonfiction book helps readers understand the importance of our nation's veterans, and how to honor them on Veteran's Day. Primary source documents and images engage readers as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge.

In the middle of the 1830s, Texans fought against the Mexican government for its independence. During the Texas Revolution, many leaders emerged, such as Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, William Travis, Francita Alavez, Sidney Sherman, Susanna Dickinson, James Bowie, and Juan Seguín. This captivating biography has been translated into Spanish and allows readers to learn about the incredible accomplishments of these people and what they did to make an impact on the Texas Revolution. Featuring alluring images, engaging facts and sidebars, supportive text, and a glossary and index, this book...

Teach young students about ways to serve their communities. This Spanish-translated book encourages readers to help others and do their part in the community. Primary source images support the text and engage readers to help them better understand the content. Informational text features help students navigate the text.

Aunque acuñado por primera vez en Alemania tras la Primera Guerra Mundial, sólo en los últimos veinticinco años encarnado por rostros visibles que van desde Ronald Reagan y Margaret Thatcher a Bill Clinton y George W. Bush, o desde Tony Blair a, en España, José María Aznar el término " neoliberalismo " ha adquirido un uso más corriente, designando por lo general las políticas relacionadas con la desregulación de las economías nacionales, la liberalización del comercio o la creación de un mercado global único. Manfred B. Steger y Ravi K. Roy ofrecen en esta breve introducción...

The plot of The Empty Region takes the reader from the military camps of holy warriors in Pakistan, to the security corridors of the CIA and the FBI. It’s a fascinating puzzle inhabited by historical characters, including Osama bin Laden and George W. Bush, as well as officials aware of the tragedy´s secrets. Szichman leads us along the terminals where the air pirates of al-Qaida consummated their tragic ritual, makes us travel on the airplanes, turned into guided missiles, and recreates the 102 minutes when the burning towers of the World Trade Center became hell on earth. Although...

La madre de Claudia, la niña protagonista de esta historia, es muy peculiar: es tan pequeña que cabe en un dedal. Hay ventajas y desventajas para los tres miembros de la familia. ¿Qué divertidas situaciones se vivirán en este insólito hogar? Una estupenda historia que retrata con mucho humor las relaciones familiares.

L'Àlex és un cuinar amb talent, brusc i excèntric.L'Annette és una jove canadenca, dolça i sense experiència però amb mil idees sota el braç.L'Àlex i l'Annette, dos cors trencats que trobaran entre els fogons el condiment de la seva pròpia felicitat.Àcida, fresca i enginyosa, però també tendra i enigmàtica, per les pàgines de Sal de vainilla hi sobrevola un misteri i una passió continguda, però també un amor incondicional per la cuina.