La Cuchimilda

A 2014 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration showed that 8.7 million youths ages twelve to twenty reported drinking alcohol beyond “just a few sips” in the previous month. Those who start drinking before age fifteen are five times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than those who begin at twenty-one. This resource shows young people how to help a friend who is abusing alcohol. It arms them with facts about alcohol, how it affects the teen mind and body, how to look for signs of a problem, and how to bring others on board to help.

En las palabras quirúrgicas que Cristóbal Pera tan magistralmente define, describe, analiza y valora, nos adentramos por un territorio nuevo, por una cálida geografía donde se enraíza todo conocimiento y todo saber. Por eso, la lectura de tan luminoso libro es una continua incitación al pensamiento-por algo brota del originario saber de las manos-, a la reflexión sobre la vida y la muerte, sobre el dolor y la felicidad, sobre la angustia y la esperanza. Emilio Lledó

A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.

Invites young readers to learn to count in English and Spanish as they search for the right place to put the reusable stickers.