Bocas de animales / Animal Mouths

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!

Anyone can learn computer science, even at the elementary school level. This book delves into computer science careers using age-appropriate language and colorful illustrations. A meaningful storyline is paired with an accessible curricular topic to engage and excite readers. This book introduces readers to a relatable character and familiar situation, which demonstrates computer science careers in everyday life. Readers will follow a narrator that makes an app with some help from their friends. This fiction book is paired with the nonfiction book Web Developers at Work (ISBN: 9781508137757). ...

Asturias, 1934. Amaya vive con sus hermanos y sus padres, maestros republicanos, en la apacible Gijón. A la revolución del 34 le sucede la Guerra Civil, los continuos cambios de domicilio, el racionamiento, el miedo a la derrota, la decisión de sus padres de enviar a los hijos varones a Rusia, la emotiva despedida... Una novela narrada en primera persona por la protagonista de quince años, como si de su diario se tratara. Amaya deja testimonio, con una mirada lúcida, de unos años difíciles en los que el miedo, la incertidumbre, la lucha por unos ideales y la pérdida tiñen su juventud.

When Eco the bear realizes that his friends the bees are missing, he decides to go look for them. His journey takes him around the world where he meets 11 different characters attempting to solve some of the world's greatest problems—air and water pollution, consumerism, extinction, deforestation, global warming, hunger, lack of education, poverty, and war. Each chapter focuses on one world problem and includes activities for children to learn about the social and ecological issues involved with each. Cuando Eco el osito se da cuenta de que sus amigos las abejas han desaparecido, decide ir...