La noche de los jacintos blancos

This New York Times bestseller, now available in Spanish, recounts the true story from Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah of the touching gift bestowed on the United States by a tribe of Maasai Warriors in the wake of the September 11 attacks. In June of 2002, a mere nine months since the September 11 attacks, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A gift is about to be bestowed upon the American men, women, and children, and he is there to accept it. The gift is as unexpected as it is extraordinary. Hearts...

Hurricanes plague the tropics from June through November. Some years bring just a handful of storms. Other years, meteorologists run out of names because there are so many. In this Spanish title, readers learn how and where these storms form and the dangers they pose to the land and people who live in Gulf and Atlantic coast regions.

Samuel y Carmen, los protagonistas de " Un hoyo profundo al pie de un olivo " (El duende verde, no 132), sufrieron una separación cruel. Samuel está en Fez, ciudad de Marruecos, Carmen en Sevilla. Ya no son niños, pero sí jóvenes, y aún les queda mucha vida; siguen enamorados y cada uno en su soledad sueña con que algún día, en algún lugar, puedan encontrarse. En aquella época, una mujer soltera no era bien mirada y Carmen sufre la presión de la familia y de los amigos para que acepte en matrimonio a otro hombre que la solicita. Ella resiste porque no pierde la esperanza de que...

Have you ever wondered what Space Camp is like? Join Isabella as she moon walks through the Moon Room, takes a ride in a Multi-Axis Trainer, tackles the Mars Climbing Wall, and takes the helm at Mission Control. Along the way, you'll practice measuring time. This fiction math book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice...