La Campana de la Libertad (The Liberty Bell)

Do you know why there are thirteen stripes and fifty stars on the American flag? Or how the American flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner?" Find out the answers to these questions and more in The American Flag.

During the summer, it is warm outside. During the winter, it is cold. This is because of seasons. This Spanish science reader introduces students to the seasons. With easy-to-read text and vivid images, this book teaches students important scientific subjects and vocabulary terms like migrate, hibernate, cycle, and harvest. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, and bold font to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical...

Explains the role of each of the five senses including hearing, tasting, touching, seeing, and smelling.

Un plan de venganza. Una mujer dispuesta a todo menos a convertirse en víctima. «-Juez Rasper -repite mi madre-. Guarda relación con tu secuestro.» Estas son las últimas palabras que pronuncia la madre de Lisa Yyland antes de morir en sus brazos, acribillada a balazos en plena calle mientras paseaeban juntas. En ese momento, el plan 15/33, el plan de venganza que Lisa Yyland lleva planeando desde hace dieciocho años para acabar con aquellos que la secuestraron y estuvieron a punto de acabar con su vida, salta por los aires. Pero no está dispuesta a rendirse. Siguiendo la pista de esas...

Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses' life for the next four decades. As Ulysses returns home to London,...