A contracorriente

Until just over 150 years ago, northern Mexico extended thousands of kilometers farther than its current border with the United States. Many different indigenous groups flourished in that region before the Conquistadors arrived. What we know about their lives and customs is the result of archeological discoveries and the chronicles of the first Spanish priests and soldiers that had contact with them.

A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave... When Dirk Pitt of NUMAr is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases - but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? However, there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt's investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There he and NUMAr colleague Al Giordino must battle ...

Say hello to heroes! This book introduces preschoolers to 50 men and women of color who have changed the world! Desde Toussaint L'Overture, el líder de la Revolución haitiana, hasta la jueza Sonia Sotomayor, la primera puertorriqueña jueza de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, estos héroes y heroínas persistieron contra la adversidad y las dificultades para lograr un cambio positivo.From Toussaint L'Ouverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution, to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Supreme Court Justice from Puerto Rico, these heroes have persisted through adversity and hardships to...

El Gato, la Ardilla y el Pato hacen la mejor sopa de calabaza del mundo, pero se les ha acabado la sal y tienen que ir a la ciudad a comprar. El Pato quiere acompañar a la Ardilla y al Gato, pero a pesar de las advertencias del Gato para que no se separe de ellos, el Pato, que no ha estado nunca en la ciudad, se empeña en comprar pimienta, y se pierde. Finalmente el Gato y la Ardilla lo encuentran y vuelven a casa, pero ¿seguirá siendo la sopa de calabaza la mejor del mundo, con una pizca de sal y ahora con la pizca de pimienta que pone el Pato? A partir de 4 años. Un álbum para...