Las Vacaciones de Roberta

Los limones no son rojos, ni las zanahorias moradas... Eso casi todos lo sabemos. Pero no sabíamos cuán sorprendente y creativa puede ser una introducción al mundo del color para los más pequeños.

Texas's vast and spectacular landscape has more than 100 national and state parks. From the state's own Grand Canyon, to historic sites and a forest, readers will learn that the state's scenery is much more than the deserts it is so often associated with.

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.

Spanish speakers can now learn the truly inspiring story of the first Latin Supreme Court Justice. Los hispanohablantes pueden ahora conocer la historia verdaderamente inspiradora de la primera jueza latina del Tribunal Supremo. Outspoken, energetic, and fun, Sonia Sotomayor has managed to turn every struggle in life into a triumph. Born in the Bronx to immigrant parents from Puerto Rico, Sonia found out at age nine that she had diabetes, a serious illness now but an even more dangerous one fifty years ago. How did young Sonia handle the devastating news? She learned to give herself her daily ...