La Rata

This title in the Que esta Despierto? (What's Awake?) series explores the behavior of this backyard nocturnal animal. Photographs enhance the text which explains why the animal is out at night and what it does in the day. (Text in Spanish.).

This book introduces the reader to the nighttime world of the raccoon, including its habitat, activities, diet, and the unique things that it does.

Introduces things to eat and drink that are white, from rice to milk. The book ends with a recipe that a child can make with an adult's help.

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, it prompted the United States to enter World War II on multiple fronts. From Africa to Europe, the Pacific to the home front, explore the American experience of World War II through the first-hand documents of the war.

During the American Civil War, the United States was on the brink of falling apart irrevocably. As states seceded and brother turned against brother, hope for reconciliation was dim. This conflict, an essential topic of the social studies curriculum, is skillfully presented from its origins in the Southern slave-trade economy to bloody battles and, later, Reconstruction. Striking photographs and artwork of integral events and people will resonate with readers, while interesting sidebar information gives them more to reflect on about this terrible war and the lessons it taught us.

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

Este libro propone un viaje alrededor del mundo a través de una serie de historias, contadas en primera persona. Los protagonistas son niños que viven en diferentes países y que ofrecen su peculiar punto de vista sobre ella. Junto a los textos de cada niño se adjuntan fotografías de sus familias, tomadas por el prestigioso fotógrafo Uwe Ommer, donde se pueden aprecian las vestimentas y las costumbres de cada país.