Un Pulpo en el Mar

Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory, and pain, of being Latino American. Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such...

Simple text and photographs introduce the animals of the Arctic, grouped to provide practice in solving easy addition problems.

Martes con mi viejo profesor es un libro que nació de los encuentros de cada martes entre el periodista Mitch Albom y su antiguo profesor de la universidad, Morrie Schwartz, y se ha convertido en un extraordinario best seller en todo el mundo.Se trata de un libro sencillo e intenso a la bez, que nos lleva a reflexionar gracias a las profundas verdades que encierra. Además constituye un extraordinario testamento espiritual y una formidable lección de vida para todos.

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.