Princesas con sorpresas

The era of Anglo-American colonization, while brief, had a great impact on the development of Texas and the United States. Readers will discover what drew Anglo-American settlers to Texas, and what caused hostilities to rise between them and the Mexican Government. Frequent sidebars introduce readers to the key figures of this era.

Think you'd like to be a fire fighter? Learn about the special equipment fire fighters use, their role in community safety, and their lives at the station. This book features a comprehensive timeline of the history of firefighting from its origins in ancient Rome through firefighting practices of today plus vocabulary related to fire fighters and fire safety.

Poeminas son las palabras perfectas para describir a Adelina. Palabras que nacen de la alegría compartida cuando la madre y la hija descubren juntas la vida. Son saltos y vuelos, tesoros y misterios. Tan grandes como los versos y tan breves como los cuentos de oro que se esconden en los ratos que todos tenemos para mirar el cielo. Una caricia, un instante, un juego, una pesadilla, un aleteo de párpados en medio del sueño. Ahí donde pones el ojo, pones el verso. Ahí, debajo del pensamiento, espera la mina de la poesía. Este es un libro que cuenta la historia de un descubrimiento: la...

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.