Preocupación

This book provides an introduction to the Spanish language, showing where it is spoken and who speaks it, differences and similarities between Spanish and English, and introducing some key basic vocabulary and phrases.

Spanish speakers can now learn the truly inspiring story of the first Latin Supreme Court Justice. Los hispanohablantes pueden ahora conocer la historia verdaderamente inspiradora de la primera jueza latina del Tribunal Supremo. Outspoken, energetic, and fun, Sonia Sotomayor has managed to turn every struggle in life into a triumph. Born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Puerto Rico, Sonia found out at age nine that she had diabetes, a serious illness now but an even more dangerous one fifty years ago. How did young Sonia handle the devastating news? She learned to give herself her daily ...

What does it mean to be a good citizen? Full-page, color photographs accompany real-life examples of good citizenship that young readers will understand, relate to, and be inspired by.

When a Roman widow, Cartila, shows unusual interest in Flavia's father, Flavia decides to discover Cartila's true motives by performing twelve tasks, just like the Greek hero Hercules.

Algunos de los t tulos recogidos en este volumen: "R quiem por Yarini", "Santa Camila de la Habana Vieja", "Recuerdos de Tulipa", "Mar a Antonia". Obras que suman una diversidad de tem ticas, tendencias, lenguajes y estilos en los que cabe medir la ambici n con que se ponen los conocimientos de la moderna dramaturgia cubana.