Mujeres en los deportes (Women in Sports)

Which animals and plants can survive in a dry desert environment? Readers learn about the living things that make up desert food chains, including cacti, snakes, and scorpions. Colorful photographs of desert life make readers feel like they’re exploring new parts of this habitat with each turn of the page. Fact boxes provide additional information about the creatures that make up desert food chains, and a detailed food web shows how these food chains all come together. The desert is an extreme habitat, and readers will enjoy learning about the extreme plants and animals that live there.

Written in a vivid and accessible style, this history book addressed to young readers focuses on one of the most relevant periods in Mexican history: that of the country's strife for independence from Spain. In addition to its descriptive historical account, the book includes charts, illustrations, and a timeline of main events from 1808 through 1821 that help make the information even more entertaining and clear for children.

Este libro cierra el ciclo de "Cortés" sobre el Nuevo Testamento, que empezó hace treinta años. Recorre la vida de Pablo, con textos y dibujos, e intercala una relectura de las cartas que los especialistas consideran auténticas del apóstol. El autor retrata el proceso vivido por Pablo, figura central del libro, desde su fanatismo religioso judío hasta su compromiso vital por el Dios de Jesús, tras un encuentro con el resucitado que le cambió la vida.

This engaging volume takes a close look at the legend of Joaquin Murrieta, the man who came to be known as the Robin Hood of Eldorado. Dynamic text tells the story of Murrieta, with plenty of exciting age-appropriate details, but also examines the complex relationship between fact and fiction in legends such as his. Interesting and informative historical background on the California Gold Rush and the role of Mexicans and Californios in the area at the time round out this fun and informative volume.

Hercules, son of the god Zeus and a mortal woman, renowned for his great strength, performs twelve dangerous tasks to atone for an attack on his wife and children.