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El muchacho listucu que en los años cincuenta pastoreaba ovejas en las laderas de Peña Labra se convertiría en 2003 en presidente de Cantabria. Esta es su historia. Y nos la cuenta con ese estilo único que lo ha hecho popular y querido, con sentido del humor y naturalidad.Miguel Ángel Revilla nos dibuja una España de penuria y esfuerzo que ya no existe. Y relata con viveza cómo, con tesón, animado por el amor a la tierra que lo vio nacer, consiguió alcanzar las más altas responsabilidades. La semblanza que traza en estas páginas de personalidades como el rey Juan Carlos, José...

It’s fiesta time! Cinco de Mayo is a fiesta day in Mexico and the United States. It’s celebrated on the fifth of May. This colorful holiday honors Mexico’s victory over the French army at the Battle of Pueblo in 1862. People march in parades, dance, and set off fireworks. Families enjoy traditional Mexican food and drink. Then they watch people act out the famous battle. Find out more about this joyful celebration of Mexican culture.

A 2014 report by the US Department of Education found that 22 percent of students ages twelve to eighteen had experienced bullying. This cogent narrative provides readers with supportive methods to help a friend who is being bullied and to promote a bully-free learning environment at school. Physical, social, psychological, and verbal bullying are examined, as well as cyberbulling. Readers discover the consequences of bullying both as a target and as a bystander. They also consider ways to intervene in a bullying situation, how to seek adult help, and how to be empowered and recover from...

With humor and stories collected over decades of working with teens, McFarland encourages adolescents to build a well-grounded faith which will allow them to have stability in their life and stand firm in Christ.