Cynthia Ann Parker

Profiles a Mexican woman who saved more than twenty Texan rebels taken prisoner during the Texas Revolution from being shot under General Santa Anna's orders.

In 1991, preparation for the construction of a new federal office building led to a startling discovery: a skeleton. Further excavation exposed the bones of 420 men, women, and children. This area of New York had been a burial ground set aside for both free and enslaved Africans during the 1600s and 1700s. It’s thought to be one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. This noteworthy book—which includes sidebars, fact boxes, a timeline, and maps—fills in the gaps of history books, exposing much about what life was like in colonial New York for Africans.

Wildlife plays an important role in the environment. With the help of this engaging volume, readers of many ages and levels will learn all about many of the fascinating animals that inhabit the planet. They will find out what makes an animal an animal. They will also learn fun facts about some of their favorite creatures. Eye-catching photographs correlate closely with concise, accessible text that supports elementary life science curricula. A must-have for animal lovers, this informative book will be a popular addition to your collection.

You'll delight in this fully-illustrated storybook that brings more than 200 read-aloud classic Bible stories to life for impressionable young hearts. Te encantará este libro de historias ilustradas que brinda más de 200 historias bíblicas clásicas para ser leídas en voz alta a los influenciables corazoncitos.

Este libro está repleto de dragones, algunos de ellos muy fieros y hambrientos capaces de comerse un ejercito de hipopótamos. Otros, sin embargo, necesitados de amor y muy tiernos, aunque algo estrafalarios que solo esperan un gesto de cariño. También, vas a encontrar, niños y niñas aventureros y muy curiosos capaces de convertirse en intrépidos viajeros al polo norte en busca de dragones helados. Las princesas y príncipes de estos cuentos, que también hay, no son nada ñoños y cursis, ya verás. Y hasta vas a encontrar un san Jorge, algo adormilado y con pocas ganas de batallar.