Actos Bondadosos (Showing Kindness)

Though few may know his name, his achievement as the first European to discover San Diego Bay and many other areas on the California coast enshrines his name in the annals of American history. This exciting volume tells Cabrillo's story from an unknown soldier to the intrepid conquistador, crossbowman, landowner, shipbuilder, and explorer he became. As one of Hernan Cortes' soldiers during the conquest of Mexico and a founder of Guatemala, his actions loomed large in the future of both South America and North America. By both educating and entertaining, this biography illuminates a...

Al pequeño Pombo le espera una buena sorpresa, ¡su mamá va a tener otro osezno! Está muy preocupado: ¿seguirá su mamá queriendo a su pequeñín cuando haya un nuevo miembro en la familia? Una historia tierna y cercana para los pequeños de la casa, que disfr

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of reusing resources and knowledge. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers' learning experience and show how reusing resources and knowledge can be helpful in the real world. In this book, readers learn about the Bill of Rights and how parts of it...

Año de Nuestro Señor de 1209. Braira huye del exterminio de sus hermanos cátaros y se refugia en la corte de Aragón, bajo la protección de la reina Constanza, recién desposada con Federico II de Sicilia; un príncipe empeñado en llegar a ser el hombre más poderoso de su tiempo y ganarse el derecho a ser llamado Estupor del Mundo. Hasta su isla viaja la joven occitana, llevando consigo el secreto de su fe y una rara habilidad que pronto atraerá sobre ella la atención del monarca, convirtiéndola en protagonista de una trepidante sucesión de aventuras- el talento para interpretar las ...