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.

Luis Felipe Campuzano (Sevilla 1963). Tras licenciarse en derecho por la Universidad Hispalense, marcha a Barcelona donde cursa un postgrado en alta dirección de empresas. Hasta la fecha, toda su vida profesional se ha desarrollado en el mundo empresarial, habiendo ocupado puestos de alta dirección en diversas compañías multinacionales europeas. En otoño de 2005 publica su primera novela, Réquiem por un marrano (Editorial Almuzara), ambientada en la Sevilla del siglo XV. En otoño de 2006 sale al mercado su segundo trabajo editorial, un cómic titulado Big in Japan, un éxito de ventas...

Rights are things that make life fair for everyone. But sometimes people are treated unfairly. When this happens, we have to stand up for what is right. We have to become civil rights champions! This Spanish nonfiction book will teach students about civil rights, and introduces them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop ...

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow,...

This book offers a fun way to learn about 16 of the Prado's most important paintings. Each two-page spread teaches about the artist and the painting and asks readers to locate five objects in the artwork.