Heroes y villanos / Heroes and villains

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

Learn about the rich history of Mission San José: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

In this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction book, early readers are introduced to the life cycle of a butterfly. Readers will be captivated by the vivid photographs of the butterfly's life, and informative text. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Llega la última entrega de la trilogía sobre el asesinato de Olof Palme El jefe de la Policía Nacional sueca, Lars Martin Johansson, un hombre criado en el Norte, agradable y simpático, está a punto de jubilarse. No obstante, antes de abandonar su cargo toma una decisión que tendrá graves repercusiones: revisar los archivos del asesinato, aún no resuelto, de Olof Palme, una herida todavía abierta de la sociedad sueca. Lars Martin Johansson decide formar un nuevo grupo de policías para reanudar la investigación y consigue abrir una vía entre los miles de archivos que esconden la...