Luis de Carvajal de la Cueva

In 1579 Philip II awarded a large territory in New Spain to a Portuguese man named Luis de Carvajal. That territory included a significant portion of present day Mexico, as well as portions of Texas and New Mexico. This remarkable man discovered, conquered, and settled most of that territory. He also brought a large group of settlers from Spain and Portugal whose impact on its cultural development was very significant. Many of those settlers were of Jewish descent and some of them were tried by the Inquisition for practicing the faith of their ancestors. This book is a biography of Carvajal...

Discover what it takes to be an Emergency Room doctor in this enlightening nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. Readers learn about the hard work and dedication it takes to have a career as an ER doctor and what a typical day is like in the emergency room. From medical school to residency, medical symptoms to diagnosis, children will learn all about the steps it takes to get involved in this profession. This engaging title features vivid photos, helpful charts and diagrams, informational text, a glossary of terms, and an interview with a real life ER doctor to delight,...

Roger Priddy's Bilingual Bright Baby Colors This book will increase your child's vocabulary by associating words in Spanish and English with beautiful pictures. Este libro aumentará el vocabulario de su hijo ya que asocia palabras en Espanol y Ingles con bonitas ilustraciones.

Darwin dedicO su vida a los animales y se embarcO en un viaje que le llevarIa a descubrir increIbles cosas sobre ellos. La Tierra estA llena de seres vivos, pero nadie sabIa explicar con certeza tanta diversidad. Hasta que un hombre se embarco en un largo y fascinante viaje e imaginO una respuesta. Esta es la gran aventura que llevO a Charles Darwin a recorrer el mundo, estudiar a los animales y descubrir cientos de especies y cosas muy interesantes sobre ellas. Zarpa con nosotros en este viaje alrededor del mundo y disfruta de una aventura llena de animales, naturaleza y grandes...

In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the graffiti street art movement pioneer. Jean-Michel was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father was from Haiti and his mother was Puerto Rican–American. As a child, his gift for art was noticed by his teachers and nurtured by his mother. After struggling in high school, he gained recognition as part of the graffito duo SAMO that spray-painted cryptic messages and images around the landscape of Manhattan's Lower East Side. He eventually made his way to the New York gallery ...