Gael y la red de mentiras

Con la liberación de cuatro millones de personas esclavizadas después de la Guerra Civil, el período de la Reconstrucción trajo nuevas victorias y dificultades en la lucha por los derechos de las personas negras. Aprende más sobre este período crucial de la historia de EE. UU. With the liberation of four million enslaved people after the Civil War, the Reconstruction period brought victories and challenges in the fight for Black rights. Explore this crucial period in US history. Now in Spanish! Read Woke(TM) Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian....

A playful picture-book biography of the father of space-age bachelor-pad lounge music. Gorgeously illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, this lively biography follows Juan Garcia Esquivel from Mexico to New York City. Juan grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands; he loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. His musical dreams brought him from Mexico to America and gained him worldwide renown. Juan’s space-age lounge music—popular in the fifties and sixties—has found a new generation of listeners....

In life there are lots of things that come and go, transform, or get left behind. It happens to everything . . . except this. This book deals with life changes and the passage of time with a great deal of sensitivity. To reinforce the message, each scene includes a page with special paper that invites us to witness the transformation.

Esta obra constituye una importante novela que trasciende el mero respeto a las diferencias entre Celima Bernal y Sarah; median desavenencias raciales y religiosas dentro de la sociedad norteamericana en un contexto diferente al actual; aquí los protagonistas logran valorarse como seres humanos.