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It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

It s fun to find ways I m like you and you re like me. It s fun to find ways we re different. In this colorful, inviting English-Spanish book, kids from preschool to lower elementary learn about diversity in terms they can understand: hair that s straight or curly, families with many people or few, bodies that are big or small. With its wide-ranging examples and fun, highly detailed art, "I m Like You, You re Like Me/ Yo soy como tu, tu eres como yo" helps kids appreciate the ways they are alike and affirm their individual differences. A section for adults in the back provides tips and...

La Taberna de El Traga es un libro que se bebe de un solo sorbo, no es una historia pero sí una historieta de la famosa taberna. En la que ha lugar un divertidísimo desfile de los personajes que la poblaron, gran parte de ellos que ya se fueron para siempre, integrantes del singular elenco de un monipodio de aquellos años, viva moneda que no se volverá a repetir: El Gringo, el Piripi, el Brillantina, el Cojo Peroche, el Silvestre, el Loqui, el Terrible, el Joseliqui, el Habichuela entre otros, colmaron de ángel la Taberna que aquí se presenta;

Por este libro desfilan iglesias, monasterios, santuarios, capillas, los castros, pazos y castillos, romerías y reparadoras fiestas de remotos orígenes. Hay además una ruta literaria, imprescindible dado el excelente número de escritores gallegos, entre los mejores del siglo XX español. Las rutas se interrelacionan: por la monumental se llega a la almenada, por la devota a la monumental, por la festiva a la devota, por la literaria a la monástica...