Descubramos Israel (Looking at Israel)

Recounts, in Spanish and in English, the story of Ricardo Romo, a Hispanic-American All-American athlete and scholar who became, among other things, a U.S. representative to the United Nations, and the president of University of Texas at San Antonio.

Know Your NumbersFind the hidden numbers in these exciting counting books. Count by ones, twos, fives, and tens!

EL TALLER DE LOS CUENTOS OSCUROS ha nacido para escribir aquello que nos gustaría leer, para embarcarnos en la aventura de buscar respuestas y entrar en la creación literaria casi como en un juego; desguazando las historias, montando y desmontando las piezas una tras otra, en busca de una narración entendida como un mecanismo de relojería, preciso e imprevisible. Los cuentos que conforman este libro son el resultado de esta experiencia sugestiva y reveladora. Asesinatos de muchos calibres, amores rotos, luchadores clandestinos, tristezas urbanas, maridos obsesionados, soñadores...

Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and, where applicable, facts have been updated for the twenty-first century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of each book. The stylish, charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek’s witty, playful narrative, make these books a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember them from their own childhood. In This is...