Quiero Ser Maestro

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us. These books are perfect for reading alone or in group story times. They are certain to spark questions and encourage dialogue and prompt children to learn more about these occupations. Quiero ser...

From the water they drink to the trees they climb, kids are connected to the natural world in big and surprising ways. With simple, poetic text and exquisite artwork, this book does more than introduce kids to these connections. It sparks their imagination. It starts conversations, and it delights all ages. Combining the ideas of environmental author Elin Kelsey with the inventive three-dimensional dioramas of artist Soyeon Kim, this remarkable picture book reveals ties that are often sensed yet seldom explained. And in a world dominated by technology, never have these incredible connections...

Sitting Bull first went to battle at the age of 14. He grew to be widely respected for his bravery and insight, and became chief of the Lakota nation in his thirties. By the time he met General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, his courage was legendary. Though he soundly defeated Custer, public outrage at the defeat brought thousands of cavalrymen to the area, where it took four more years before the brave chief would surrender. He was forced onto a reservation where he was later killed when police attempted to arrest him.

Desde muy pequeña, la Mexicana Juana Inés de la Cruz mostró gran interés por los libros y por el saber. ¡En una época en la que las mujeres no se les permitía estudiar mucho! Juana decidió hacerse monja para poder leer y aprender todo lo que quisiera. Pero eso no fue lo único que logró: también escribió mucho y hasta llegó a publicar varios libros. Hoy, siglos después, sus obras aún se leen y estudian, y es considerada una de las más importantes escritoras en lengua española de todos los tiempos.

La de Olvido García Valdés es ya una «de las escrituras más fervientemente medulares de la poesía española contemporánea» (Eduardo Milán). Seis años después de Y todos estábamos vivos, que mereció el Premio Nacional de Poesía, los poemas de Lo solo del animal vuelven a mostrar una voz singular y reconocible, que sin embargo rehúsa fijarse y afronta cada vez un riesgo nuevo, notable siempre en la altura de los resultados. Lo solo del animal propone una meditación sobre lo animal de la soledad, un lugar no verbal, de existencia, en que coincidirían todos los seres, pero que...