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

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.

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...

This beautifully illustrated book will begin to give the reader a glimpse into what Heaven will be like and what God has prepared for those of us who love Him and believe in His Son, Jesus! "What is Heaven Like, Mimi?" is based on the true story of Joy Brandt, born in 1929, and her near-death experience when she was 9 years old. Heaven is a real place and there are Biblical scriptures throughout the book to refer to. "I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there you may be also." John 14:3

Thomas Lang es un ex policía y ahora pistolero a sueldo. Un día recibe la visita de un tal McClusky, quien le ofrece cien mil dólares por asesinar a Alexander Woolf, un empresario americano con negocios en Inglaterra y Escocia. Indignado, Lang rechaza el encargo y decide, en cambio, advertir a la víctima del peligro que corre: una buena acción que no quedará impune.

Plants are living things that grow and change. Over time, plants have made remarkable adaptations to suit the habitats in which they live. Simple text and beautiful images highlight how plants have adapted to life in the Arctic, in aquatic environments, and in other habitats such as those in deserts and grasslands.

¿Llevas años sufriendo cataclismos emocionales que te han dejado la autoestima por los suelos? ¿O por el contrario has tenido una sola relación pero con tantas broncas y reconciliaciones que has hecho tuya aquella frase de Catulo que dice «no puedo vivir ni contigo ni sin ti»? Pues éste es el libro que resolverá tus problemas emocionales... O casi.