Francisca Alvarez

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.

Many people depend on blue crabs from the Chesapeake Bay for their jobs. But overfishing and changes in the blue crabs' habitats have reduced their numbers. Learn how scientists have stepped in to study these blue beauties so that they can keep a healthy crab population. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is...

La historia de Espe, la única integrante femenina del TeamHeretics de E-Sports liderado por The Grefg. Si tienes este libro en las manos es porque me conoces, has visto alguno de mis streams o te suena de algo el Team Heretics. Soy Espe Borrás y, en este momento, mi vida son los videojuegos... O quizá eso es solo lo que todo el mundo espera encontrar en un libro sobre mí. Pero hay más, muchísimo más en lo que soy y en lo que hago que los videojuegos. Soy quien soy gracias a ellos, pero de lo que quiero hablar en este libro es de la verdadera Espe. Una persona con distintas caras y...

Not everyone in the United States is eligible to vote. Voting rules are different in every state. For federal elections, however, voters must have U.S. citizenship to vote. Voters must be 18 on or before the next Election Day to cast their ballot. People must live in their state for a certain period of time before being eligible to vote. All people wishing to vote must be registered by a certain date depending on which state they live in. This book explains who is eligible to vote in U.S. elections as well as who is not eligible to vote. Readers will make connections to the text through...

Los niños pueden conocer y disfrutar de Lope como alguien entrañable y querido, a pesar del tiempo. Logró reunir vida y obra en una simbiosis impar y maravillosa, y lo consiguió, según dice Gerardo Diego, porque era un niño.