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.

Making money takes hard work and determination. This informative, Spanish-translated nonfiction book encourages readers learn some of the basic skills for earning and saving money through moneymaking projects, entrepreneurship, patents on their own creative ideas, and fund-raising. With an emphasis on mathematic concepts such as interest and percentage, readers will have the tools they need to kick start responsible personal finances. Through bright images, informational text, accommodating charts and diagrams, readers will be inspired to earn and save money in ways they find fun and...

Siguiendo los relatos en la Biblia, este libro comienza con “En el principio”, y cubre una amplia variedad de acontecimientos clave, como “Samuel escucha”, “Ester salva a su pueblo”, “Un ciego puede ver” y “Jesús camina sobre el lago”, hasta llegar a “Jesús va a volver”. Cada historia ocupa una doble página e incluye ilustraciones brillantes y coloridas. Following the narrative of the Bible, this book starts with At the Beginning, and covers a wide variety of key events, including Samuel Listens, Esther, A Blind Man Sees, and Jesus Walks on the Lake, through to One...

Learn about the rich history of Mission Santa Cruz: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

¡Descubre todo lo que hay que saber sobre los tiburones y otros animales submarinos! Una guía ilustrada para los amantes del océano. Descubre todo lo que hay que saber sobre los tiburones y todo tipo de criaturas acuáticas con esta increíble guía ilustrada por Mike Lowery. Incluye: - Curiosidades alucinantes - Divertidísimas ilustraciones - Chistes de aguas profundas - La información más contrastada para que los lectores se den un divertido chapuzón en el increíble mundo de los tiburones. - Además, puedes aprender a dibujar tibus... ¡No te la pierdas!