Ciudad antes del alba

Don Fresno era el árbol más viejo de toda la comarca. Su madera era fantástica y a él acudían los leñadores para cortar sus ramas viejas y gastadas. Don Fresno empezó a sentirse viejo e inutil y su amigo Gorrión y la gente del pueblo decidieron demostrarle que se equivocaba. Este libro contiene un CD en el que se narra el cuento acompañado por música.

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.

Al oír contar la historia de los atentados del 11 de septiembre por un joven Maasai que estaba en Nueva York en aquel día, los miembros de la tribu deciden de donar al pueblo estadounidense catorce vacas sagradas como regalo curativo.