Stephen F. Austin: El padre de Texas (The Father of Texas)

In the 1500s, European explorers arrived in Texas in search of gold and glory. The Spanish were the first Europeans to arrive. Readers get to discover early Texas history in this fascinating nonfiction book that uses colorful images, intriguing facts, supportive text, and an accommodating glossary, index, and table of contents to introduce readers to various explorers such as Christopher Columbus, Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado, and La Salle. Children will be excited and engaged as they read through to also learn about the many American Indian tribes of the past, including the...

Stephen F. Austin grew up to become known as the Father of Texas. Readers can learn about his interesting and incredible life in this appealing biography that has been translated into Spanish and highlights both Austin's life and Texas history. Through vivid images and illustrations, supportive text, an accommodating glossary and index, and fascinating facts, readers will learn about Texas pioneers, the empresario system, Freemasons, and how Austin became such an important figure in Texas history.

Considerada por los críticos como un prefacio de sus obras posteriores, sobre todo de su gran obra magna Ulises, Dublineses se constituye como la precursora de la narrativa original, riquísima y compleja de Joyce; una obra imprescindible, pues, para apreciar y comprender mejor la narrativa del autor irlandés.

"Deca̕ un poeta espaǫl que, en Nueva York, las estrellas le pareca̕n anuncios luminosos. A m,̕ en cambio, los anuncios luminosos me parecen estrellas, y Nueva York, es, en mi concepto, una ciudad romǹtica, no a pesar de su brutalidad y de su codicia, sino por elas precisamente. Por su brutalidad y su codicia, por su estridencia, por su violencia, por su culto de las cats̀trofes, por su sacrificio constante del pasado y del porvenir al momento presente, por la organizacin̤ comercial de sus crm̕enes y la organizacin̤ criminal de sus negocios, por su clima contradictorio, desmesurado e...

Siguiendo los relatos en la Biblia, este libro comienza con “En el principio”, y cubre una amplia variedad de acontecimientos clave, como “Samuel escucha”, “Ester salva a su pueblo”, “Un ciego puede ver” y “Jesús camina sobre el lago”, hasta llegar a “Jesús va a volver”. Cada historia ocupa una doble página e incluye ilustraciones brillantes y coloridas. Following the narrative of the Bible, this book starts with At the Beginning, and covers a wide variety of key events, including Samuel Listens, Esther, A Blind Man Sees, and Jesus Walks on the Lake, through to One...

The unsinkable luxury liner known as the Titanic may have sunk on its first transatlantic voyage in 1912, but people remain riveted to its storied legend. The collision with the iceberg in the North Atlantic was not the only mistake that was made that day. In this spellbinding volume, readers will learn about the passengers and crew aboard the doomed ship and what really happened that tragic night. Historical photographs will transport them back to the glamorous era, while the narrative paints an absorbing picture of the Titanic's sad fate.