El Arbol Orgulloso

Febrero de 1808. Las tropas francesas llevan acantonadas en España. Se respiran aires inciertos y nadie sabe cuáles son las verdaderas intenciones de Napoleón. Cuando Franz Giesler, partícipa de una conspiración que mantiene en jaque al Imperio francés, aparece cruelmente asesinado, su hijo emprende un largo y peligroso viaje a través del país en guerra. El rastro de su padre le sumergirá en una trama de proporciones insospechadas, un complejo mecanismo de relojería cuyo eje, un terrible secreto, podría hacer tambalear el futuro de Europa. A lo largo de su búsqueda, desde la...

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and been fascinated by the scattered twinkling lights? You are not alone! People have been captivated by the stars for thousands of years. Learn all about stars with this Spanish science reader that brings the power of science and informational text to students at a level they can understand. This nonfiction book introduces students to STEM topics and new concepts and vocabulary terms like black hole, nebulae, luminosity, supergiant, and supernova. With detailed images and fascinating sidebars, the leveled text supports students reading at above-,...

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.

800x600 Boys can be anything they want to be! This timely book joins and expands the gender-role conversation and gives middle-grade boys a welcome alternative message: that masculinity can mean many things. You won't find any stories of slaying dragons or saving princesses here. In Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, author Ben Brooks-with the help of Quinton Wintor's striking full-color illustrations-offers a welcome alternative narrative: one that celebrates introverts and innovators, sensitivity and resilience, individuality and expression. It's an accessible compilation of 75...