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.

Jamás he escrito un libro con menos esperanza. Nadie me ha dicho nunca las cosas que me digo. No me importa que el otro No entienda mi palabra en la vida me quedo, por mi camino sigo. Pero sí estoy seguro de todo lo que siento. Me pasa a mí y me basta, yo lo sufro y lo vivo. Si hay alguien que comparta estas cosas que pienso, seremos dos. Iremos por el mismo camino.

Rita y Seve, dos niños curiosos que quieren ser científicos, y su mascota el pajarillo Pi te cuentan en este libro todo tipo de secretos para que aprendas mucho sobra el planeta Tierra, el cuerpo humano, el universo, los grandes inventos que ha habido en la Historia (como el televisor o el teléfono), los fenómenos meteorológicos… ¿Sabes… que los delfines tienen una forma peculiar de dormir? cómo se producen los rayos que caen del cielo? cuántos litros de alimentos caben en un estómago normal? cuánta superficie terrestre ocupan los desiertos? a qué saben las nubes? Las...

José Martí was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17 he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Martí dedicated his life to defending Cuba's right to independence. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity--brilliant and courageous--and as a lover of freedom and peace.

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.