La Flor de Pascua

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...

Con una voz íntima que modula sobresaltos y nebulosas, Ana María Matute nos enfrenta a las experiencias de un grupo de jóvenes, casi niños, a quienes la guerra civil ha despojado de cualquier resto de su anterior universo infantil. El escenario escogido es una Barcelona de soldados y mujeres mal pintadas, de refugiados y mendigos, de gentes ocultas que intentan sobrevivir día a día en medio de los escombros, la luz blanquecina de los reflectores, los bombardeos y la amenazada espera. Pero más allá de un tiempo y un espacio concretos, el propósito de la escritora es presentar a unos...

The Suicide Shop, set in a futuristic world, is about the Tuvache family who sells the means for people to kill themselves (ropes tied for hanging, poison in bottles, and more). Mishima, Lucrece, and their children Vincent, Marilyn, and Alan are in the business to help others, though they cannot personally use any of their products. When asked why not, their mother replies that Ive told you a hundred times: because its impossible. Whod look after the shop? However, the parents have tried out one item and greatly regret this decision for most of the book. You see, they tested a condom with a...

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of debugging. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers’ learning experience and show how debugging works in the real world. In this book, readers will find out why a magnet isn't sticking to a certain surface. This nonfiction title is paired with...