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.

Count the insects in groups of ten! Beginning readers will enjoy learning skip counting with this brightly illustrated Spanish book. Featuring vivid images and easy-to-read text, this full-color book develops students' math and reading skills and introduces them to early STEM themes. The Math Talk section includes questions that will increase understanding of basic math and reading concepts and develop students' speaking and listening skills. Learning to count is fun and easy with this engaging text!

Del recodo del camino es un conjunto de cincuenta mini textos trabajados sobre bases simblicas como caminos, viajes, recodos, que aluden al proceso de vida, porque qu otra cosa es la vida sino un viaje que se transita por un camino de muchos recodos que empieza con el nacimiento y termina ineludiblemente con la muerte? Pero ms que uno lineal y pasivo, este viaje es especial, es dinmico, brusco, cambiante, a veces sinuoso, a veces en espiral, y aun as, aunque cada uno de nosotros viaje por su propio camino, todos avanzamos hacia una sola meta. Siempre hacia adelante. No hay forma de evitarlo....

"In Lion Cubs in the Wild, beginning readers will learn about baby lions as they grow up on the savanna in Africa. Follow along as lion cubs join the pride and learn from their moms. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to lion cubs' appearance, diet, behaviors, and habitat. A picture diagram labels a lion cub's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about lion cubs online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Lion Cubs in the Wild also...

Find three-dimensional shapes in a fort! This fun title, that has been translated into Spanish, challenges children to find cylinders, cones, and pyramids in a fort while introducing them to terms like base, vertex, face, and more! Young readers will improve their STEM skills and learn how to recognize these three-dimensional shapes all around them! Vibrant images, clear examples, and helpful mathematical diagrams work together to make geometry seem easy and fun!