La generación despierta

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers’ imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave “conductors” and “passengers” on the Railroad. They’ll learn about the many safe havens, called “depots,” that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad,...

Una Biblia con el texto de la Reina Valera 1960 a la par de la versión inglesa New King James. Contiene además 128 páginas con lecturas que ayudarán al joven a acercarse a Cristo con valiosos consejos y recomendaciones sobre la vida cristiana y la relación con su Creador.

Jorge y María son dos adolescentes como tantos otros: salen con sus amigos, se comunican con ellos en las redes sociales, se enamoran... Todo esto sería normal si las madres de María y Jorge no fueran tan famosas. Los dos chicos se ven envueltos en una espiral de rumores de la que solo salen recordando que las palabras que elegimos para contar nuestra historia son las que realmente dan forma a nuestro mundo.