Un Pulpo en el Mar

"Me cuesta asimilar que, después de casi 30 años de democracia, nadie haya colocado un recuerdo, una lápida, en homenaje a aquellos más de trescientos alicantinos que perdieron la vida en el bombardeo del Mercado de Alicante, el 25 de mayo de 1938. Y me cuesta también comprender que no se haya escrito un solo libro sobre aquella pavorosa y terrible matanza indiscriminada, y que cuando se citan los momentos más trágicos de nuestra incivil contienda se omita este hecho. Ahora ya, no. Miguel Ángel Pérez Oca lo ha hecho posible. En su esfuerzo encontró siempre la ayuda de los...

The American Southeast stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, including the states of Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Alabama as well as parts of Virginia and Maryland. But before that region was divided into states, native groups lived there. From how they found food to what their spiritual beliefs were, the book’s main content presents the traditional lifestyles of the Seminole, Choctaw, and Creek peoples, and the other groups that lived in the southeast. Readers learn even more from fun fact boxes and the historical images and full-color photographs that show what...

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 reusing resources and knowledge. 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 reusing resources and knowledge can be helpful in the real world. In this book, readers learn about the Bill of Rights and how parts of it...

Take a trip to the place where cows and horses play and fields of crops grow in this Spanish-translated nonfiction book that tours a farm! Early elementary readers will discover the types of farm animals, crops, and different machinery used to run a farm. With informational text, a picture glossary, a map of the farm, and bright, colorful photos, readers will want to learn all about life on a farm!