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.

This book gives students an in-depth look at how large telescopes work. The wonder and awe of space and the scientific instruments we use to study it both come shining through in this fascinating book. Full-color diagrams and illustrations will help students visualize how the technology of telescopes works. Students will learn about the creation of mirrors 8 meters wide and telescope teams that work together to create a telescope as powerful as if it had a mirror the size of the Earth!

El neoliberalismo es un fenómeno de perfiles borrosos, como tantas cosas, y hay un empleo retórico del término, de intención derogatoria, que no ayuda a aclarar nada. Pero es un fenómeno perfectamente identificable, cuya historia se puede contar. Es en primer lugar, y sobre todo, un programa intelectual, un conjunto de ideas cuya trama básica es compartida por economistas, filósofos, sociólogos, juristas. Es también un programa político: una serie de leyes, arreglos institucionales, criterios de política económica, fiscal, derivados de aquellas ideas. El neoliberalismo ha...

Learn the secrets to artful cupcakes, oven-fresh bread, and other delicious baked goods in this delightful nonfiction title. Readers will learn how mathematics helps bakers measure their ingredients to make tasteful treats. Featuring vibrant images and charts, informative text, and fun, intriguing facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book will leave children fascinated by all the details that go into baking their favorite treats--like doughnuts and cookies!

Se acabaron las princesas que esperan a príncipes y besan a ranas. Se acabaron las princesas encerradas. No es que nos hayan salido feministas, es que nos han salido de la jaula. Un libro de la colección «Bebi Edita». Que los cuentos que nos cuentan son mentira, lo sabíamos desde hace tiempo. Pero, ¿por qué se repite siempre la misma historia, en las películas, en los libros, en las canciones? Basta ya de princesas, castillos y zapatitos que aprietan demasiado. Marta Mississippi, junto al análisis inflamable de Bebi, trae el final de la historia: ahora el cuento es tuyo. ***...