Por qué Richard King es importante en Texas (Why Richard King Matters to Texas)

After several military accomplishments, Mirabeau B. Lamar entered the world of Texas politics. Elected president in 1838, Lamar faced a host of problems with mixed success. His advocacy for education laid the framework for public education in Texas.

Though few may know his name, his achievement as the first European to discover San Diego Bay and many other areas on the California coast enshrines his name in the annals of American history. This exciting volume tells Cabrillo's story from an unknown soldier to the intrepid conquistador, crossbowman, landowner, shipbuilder, and explorer he became. As one of Hernan Cortes' soldiers during the conquest of Mexico and a founder of Guatemala, his actions loomed large in the future of both South America and North America. By both educating and entertaining, this biography illuminates a...

XVI Premio Anaya de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil, 2019 Premio Fundación Cuatrogatos 2020 Una historia introspectiva sobre el amor adolescente, el dolor, la amistad y los celos. Marina ha descubierto que su corazón ya no le pertenece, ya no es dueña de él. Se ha enamorado de Eugenio, el chico con el que sale, y poco a poco va descubriendo que tampoco es dueña de sus actos. ¿Por qué se va alejando de sus amigos? ¿Por qué Eugenio impone siempre su voluntad? La brusca ruptura de la relación complicará aún más las cosas. ¿Podrá vivir con el corazón devorado por serpientes?...

Introduces the former Duke University basketball star, Grant Hill, who now plays for the Detroit Pistons.

"En este libro te proponemos un recorrido que no te va a dejar indiferente. Porque no el sólo un itinerario por distintos países del mundo, sino que te invita a adentrarte en la escencia del ser humano...,"--Page [4] of cover.