Pantalones nuevos, ¡no! (No New Pants!)

Hopping, skipping, and running prove to be fun but tiring activities, so maybe it is best to have a rest.

Hop, hop, hop! Skip, skip, skip! Run, run, run! There's a boy who loves to hop -- high and low, forward and backward. And another one who loves to skip -- over the fields, in town, all around. There's a girl who loves to run -- as light as a feather and as fast as the wind. What happens when they all head to the same place?

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.

Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass relied on his own determination and ingenuity to carve a path to freedom. Once free, he dedicated his life to improving the lives of others and fighting for justice and equality. This inspirational Spanish biography uses primary sources to engage students in learning about the fascinating life of Frederick Douglass. Students will build their literacy skills as they are immersed in social studies content. Text features include a glossary and an index to increase comprehension and academic vocabulary.

Los escritos de Conchita Bermejo Jiménez han sido publicados como homenaje a la autora. Varios de ellos, muy pocos, habían sido publicados; algunos habían recibido - hace más de cuarenta años- premios muy importantes en su momento, pero nadie podía imaginar que Conchita tuviese guardadas en sus carpetas tantas páginas repletas de belleza, sensibilidad e inteligencia.

Dentro de la producción narrativa de Carmen Ollé destaca la novela Las dos caras del deseo. Esta novela se construye a partir del personaje Ada –quien es una profesora universitaria– y de su motivo para exiliarse: que se expresa de dos formas, como un exilio interior que se relaciona con su concepción de mujer que quiere liberarse de la opresión patriarcal y otro exilio que la hará emigrar del Perú hacia Nueva York, donde se dará cuenta y vivirá en carne propia los estragos de un capitalismo salvaje. Pero que también la ayudará a afirmarse como mujer sin culpa y en busca de la...