Hipatia de Alejandría

Teach kids that teasing animals isn’t nice, they can choose to be kind to animals, and it’s important to ask before touching someone’s pet. Pets may not have words, but they can communicate. Paying attention to an animal’s cues—a joyful bark, a scary growl, a swishing tail—can help a child understand what the animal is “saying” and what an appropriate response might be. That’s part of what this English-Spanish bilingual picture book is about. But mostly it’s about showing children how to love pets gently—because pets are for loving, after all. Kids learn that teasing...

La representación del cuerpo de la mujer en el imaginario simbólico cristiano ha ocupado habitualmente dos posiciones extremas: máxima exaltación y máxima degradación, lugar de santidad o lugar de pecado, virgen o prostituta. El cuerpo de María, «la Virgen», como madre de Cristo, obtiene una consideración excepcional. La liturgia se dirige a ella como «Tú sola entre las mujeres», y la fe e imaginación populares no podían resignarse a que su destino terreno fuera el común al resto de los mortales. Por ello, ya desde los primeros siglos comenzaron a circular relatos y leyendas...

Early readers learn how to make healthy choices in this Spanish-translated nonfiction introduction to nutrition and eating right. Featuring vivid, colorful photos and simple, informational text, this book teaches children the benefits of healthy eating and encouraged to make healthy decisions.

In the middle of the 1830s, Texans fought against the Mexican government for its independence. During the Texas Revolution, many leaders emerged, such as Sam Houston, Lorenzo de Zavala, William Travis, Francita Alavez, Sidney Sherman, Susanna Dickinson, James Bowie, and Juan Seguín. This captivating biography has been translated into Spanish and allows readers to learn about the incredible accomplishments of these people and what they did to make an impact on the Texas Revolution. Featuring alluring images, engaging facts and sidebars, supportive text, and a glossary and index, this book...