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.

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.

¿Que no te lo crees? Pregúntaselo a SErgio. Él te está esperando aquí mismo. Sí, aquí. Dentro de este libro. Juntos descubriréis que se puede viajar sin salir de casa. Sin coche, sin equipaje. Sólo con la imaginación. No estaréis solos. En vuestro viaje os guiarán Clío, la musa de la Historia, y seis grandes sabios. Y juntos veréis la vida del mundo desde que es mundo. ¿Te imaginas? Imagínatelo. Abre pues este libro. Es como una ventana mágina, abierta a la memoria de los siglos. ¿Sientes ya en tu cara el viento del tiempo? ADELANTE, VEN.

How are crayons made? Clear wax is melted in a factory. Once it's melted, color is added to it, it is poured into crayon-shaped molds, cooled, and wrapped in a paper label. Sorted into sets, the brightly colored crayons are boxed and sent in trucks to stores to be sold to you.

Stanley Yelnats se envía a un campo correccional en el desierto de Tejas donde él encuentra un amigo verdadero, un tesoro, y un nuevo sentido de se.