Mi primer gran libro de las mascotas

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

Are you ready to embark on a wild counting caper? Imagine... eleven oysters at the opera, eighteen dalmatians dressed in diamonds, and twelve ladybugs shopping in the market! Meet an unforgettable host of zany creatures in this delightful bilingual counting book. Readers will encounter concepts such as color, time, size, shapes, and more as they answer questions relating to colorful cut-paper illustrations. Nancy María Grande Tabor's concise and direct questions encourage thinking while her charming characters entertain. In both Spanish and English, this unique counting book challenges...

LA reflexión sobre la temporalidad y la memoria que caracteriza la poesía de Francisco Díaz de Castro sitúa a su personaje frente a una indagación del paso del tiempo como una dialéctica compleja entre la conciencia de la pérdida y la afirmación del instante. Como ha dicho Antonio Jiménez Millán, «a partir de una sensualidad que podríamos llamar materialista, la memoria personal, con sus asechanzas, se diluye en la memoria colectiva para dejar más nítido el perfil de un tiempo compartido». Los claroscuros del balance moral en presente y sin excusas recuperan signos, nombres,...

Jae is about to embark on the greatest challenge of his life—biking 150 miles in two days to raise money for the National MS Society. But after he falls on his first practice race, will he be able to overcome his fear and ride again? Especially appealing to reluctant readers, this short, 32-page hi-lo book features full-color illustrations and a fast-paced story to capture the attention of kids who enjoy realistic fiction stories!