Ella persistió: Harriet Tubman / She Persisted: Harriet Tubman

With over one million sold in the series, these books deal with concerns youngsters encounter in their daily lives. Each book points out the good news of God's love and forgiveness, while the supporting Scripture verse emphasizes the point of each story.

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these fast dinosaurs face-to-face: The Gallimimus could outrun a sandstorm! The Struthiomimus may have been the fastest dinosaur. It could run up to 60 miles per hour! The Liaraptor ran until it took off into the air! These may have...

Once the Industrial Revolution made it to the United States, the workforce changed forever. Not only that, family life, childhood, and the economy changed, too. A complex topic with many facets, the Industrial Revolution is covered in accessible language in this book. Written with social studies curricula in mind, the main content includes age-appropriate detail, such as important dates, people, and vocabulary readers will likely need in the classroom. Developing readers and those in need of review need look no further than this volume to enhance or refresh their knowledge of this key time...

Un joven escritor que lava platos en las mazmorras de un restaurante oriental evoca las voces de sus amigos y de sus numerosas mujeres en un vertiginoso testimonio de lenguas y pieles africanas, orientales, latinas y también francesas. Pocas veces una obra de ficción ha palpado con tanto dramatismo, tensión y belleza el mundo de los inmigrantes. El síndrome de Ulises, como se llama a las pesadumbres de los inmigrantes en la soledad de un país desconocido, a las que se incuban en los guetos donde se hacinan los extranjeros ilegales, es una novela más cercana al París desaforado y...