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.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these horned dinosaurs face-to-face: Torosaurus had the biggest skull of any animal ever! Pentaceratops had five sharp horns on its head! Styracosaurus was as big as an ice cream truck! Plus, you'll get to know Centrosaurus,...

These high-interest, low reading level biographies chronicle the lives of inspiring individuals and use a vivid, graphic-novel format that will capture the attention of reluctant readers. The dazzling, full-color illustrations and easy-to-read text bring each person's life and times to life.

A todos nos gustan los piratas: Sus rostros feroces, sus patas de palo, sus mapas y sus tesoros hacen volar nuestra imaginación. Pero, además, los piratas pueden ser muy divertidos... ¿No te lo crees? Lee Versos piratas, piratas en verso y lo comprobarás. Ana Alonso, poeta y escritora, nos ofrece un «manual» de piratería en verso a través del humor: Ironía, disparatados juegos de palabras y adivinanzas son algunos de los recursos expresivos que componen esta minuciosa descripción del universo pirata. Pero Versos piratas, piratas en verso es también un libro de piratería en...

En estos tiempos tan convulsos en los que la humanidad se encuentra afectada por una pandemia que va aniquilando gran parte de los habitantes del planeta, el doctor Roberto Gutiérrez Laboy reflexiona cuidadosamente, desde la perspectiva de la bioética, sobre cómo enfrentar situaciones tan trágicas como las que se están viviendo. Su finalidad es que se comprenda que las tragedias humanas son parte consustancial de nuestra existencia radicalmente problemática.