Doug Flutie, Estrella Internacional de Futbol Americano

En 1949, cuatro mujeres chinas emigradas a San Francisco se reúnen regularmente para comer dim sum, jugar al mah-jong y hablar. Unidas por sentimientos de pérdida y esperanza, se hacen llamar El Club de la Buena Estrella. Amy Tan explora la conexión entre las protagonistas y sus hijas, ya nacidas en Estados Unidos, un mundo totalmente distinto al suyo.

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE BECAME KNIGHTS, AND WHAT KINDS OF WEAPONS THEY USED AND WHAT KNIGHTS DID WHEN THEY WERE NOT FIGHTING. THIS NEW USBORNE DISCOVERY BOOK, WITH AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHS AND COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, EXPLORES IN FASCINATING AND SOMETIMES DESCRIPTIVE DETAIL HOW KNIGHTS LIVED, DIED, AND EVENTUALLY DIED OUT ALTOGETHER.

Now available in a Spanish language edition, this charming board book was originally published in English by Barron's in Spring 2003, titled My Own Human Body. It explains the human body in a series of words and pictures that are simplified for preschool boys and girls. The heavy board pages are die-cut in the shape of a smiling little boy. When kids lift the front cover, they remove his shirt and see the location of his heart. The text gives a simple explanation of how the heart pumps blood through the entire body. As kids turn successive pages, they observe the human body's interior and...