El porque de las cosas? / The Why of Things

"Con este libro ilustrado el niño descubrirá el mundo de los colores y se familiarizará con la poesía"--P. [4] of cover.

Este libro recita en versos sencillos las más famosas aventuras de don Quijote. Un libro ideal para primeros lectores que, con la ayuda de los pictogramas, se divertirán leyendo las aventuras de este clásico de la literatura universal.

"Simple text and color photographs describe the units and tools used to measure time--in both English and Spanish"--

Everything has a place. Things last longer when we take care of them. Showing respect, responsibility, and stewardship are social skills that even young children can relate to—because they have things they value. In both English and Spanish, this book encourages children to pick up after themselves, put things back where they belong, and ask permission to use things that don't belong to them. It also teaches simple environmental awareness: respecting and taking care of the earth. Includes a special section for adults with discussion questions, games, responsibility role plays, and tips on...

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

Cuando un hombre con una mision encuentra una bella aunque improbable aliada, la seduccion y la aventura son inevitables. La gente ya no hablaba de las hermanas Cabot. Sus descabellados planes para evitar la ruina habian caido en el olvido, y todo iba bien hasta que la docil y tranquila Prudence se vio envuelta en un escandalo que dano su reputacion y le cerro las puertas de la alta sociedad. Sin embargo, ahora estaba decidida a vivir su propia aventura. Y, cuando un estadounidense irresistible le pidio que lo ayudara a cumplir una mision, Prudence fue incapaz de rechazarlo. El destino de su...