Pequeñas grandes... cuentos a cualquier hora para niñas soñadoras

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.

¿Qué queremos de nuestra vida? … “Deseo ser feliz”, “yo quiero ser exitoso”, “me encantaría casarme”, “quiero ayudar a otros”, etc. La clave no está en la meta, o en los medios que se crea tener para lograrla. Ciertamente la clave está ligada al “autoconocimiento”, este da paso a la chispa de la ilusión, que seguidamente despierta el fuego de la pasión. Finalmente, las acciones concretas y la capacidad de perseverar nos acercarán a eso que hemos dejado de soñar y hemos empezado a conquistar. Siendo solo un chico, Peter inicia una odisea en la cual la guerra, la...

Recounts the life of the Puerto Rican baseball star from his childhood poverty to his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and discusses his humanitarian efforts, his untimely death, and his contributions to the sport.

How do we know when it's time to eat? Sometimes, it's because we smell something yummy cooking! Early readers dive nose-first into the world of the smells around them, including bad smells like a garbage dump or good smells like apple pie. Accessible language and strong picture-text correlation introduces readers to all of the things the nose knows!