La Carta de Derechos (The Bill of Rights)

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

La obra de Hebert Abimorad es, desde este punto de vista, sólida, coherente, compacta, fiel a sí misma. Desde otra perspectiva, se nos presenta como una escritura creativa diseminada, plural, abierta, en continuo recambio y búsqueda interior, que se exterioriza en sus nuevos textos, que se verbaliza en sus otros “yo”, en su heteronimia militante e ineludible: Martina Martínez, José José, Camilo Alegre, Flor de Condominio. Acto discursivo de travestismo, emergencia de la multivocidad que nos provoca a todos, y de la que sólo los poetas (y algunos seres enajenados o separados del...

Some people are afraid of mice, but these tiny critters are full of interesting facts. Through both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, learn how little mice are taken care of and how some of these itty bitty animals are even kept as pets or used to run tests. From tiny pink pups to wild mice invading your home, these animals will help readers learn definitions and early concepts with the use of full-color pictures and a great picture glossary. Strong picture-text correlation aids in comprehension Reading level supports beginning readers Picture glossary helps develop vocabulary...

Automobiles are an essential part of life for many, but few really understand how that car arrives in their garage in the first place. This book takes an exciting look at just how interesting that process is, from the design phase in an engineer’s office to the floor of a factory where it is assembled piece by piece by both people and machines. Full-color photographs bring the process to life in vivid detail, and a step-by-step how-to guide explains how readers can even build their very own model car.