La Talentosa Clementina

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation¿s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was¿? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.

By Adrianna Cuevas, author of 2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez comes Con Cuba en el Bolsillo, a sweeping, emotional middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigrate to the U.S. by himself, based on the author's family history. The Spanish language edition! “I don’t remember. Tell me everything, Pepito. Tell me about Cuba.” When the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 solidifies Castro’s power in Cuba, twelve-year-old Cumba’s family makes the difficult decision to send him to Florida alone. Faced with...

A wedding provides the perfect opportunity for Gina to show off her dancing skills. But there is only so much dancing a girl can do! This beautifully illustrated fiction reader features simple rhymes, high-frequency words, and repetitive sentences to build foundational reading skills and support early literacy.

Réquiem para una primavera se desarrolla y desenrolla como una madeja a la que le queda poco hilo. El tiempo de la historia es corto y entonces es urgente contar y, para el lector, saber qué es lo que finalmente sucederá en la vida de esos dos adolescentes, María Luisa y David, que se encuentran y enamoran en el Chile previo al 11 de septiembre de 1973. Los ojos de estos jóvenes nos permitirán ver, mirar, observar y reflexionar cívicamente sobre parte de nuestra historia de una manera más pura, menos prejuiciosa, con la inocencia del amor en el tumultuoso contexto social de quellos...

En ésta, su impresionante novela debut, Kevin Sands arrastra a los lectores a una cardiaca aventura llena de misterio. "No muestres a nadie esto que te he confiado", esas fueron las palabras que escuchó Christopher Rowe un día cualquiera, de los labios de su mentor, Maestro Benedict Blackthorn. Hasta ese momento podía jurar haberse sentido pleno y feliz. Incluso después de haber sufrido alguna que otra explosión en su laboratorio, Chris había cultivado una vida pacífica instruyéndose en las artes alquímicas, creando poderosos medicamentos y pociones alucinantes en la botica de su...