In this vibrant bilingual picture book biography of musician Tito Puente, readers will dance along to the beat of this mambo king's life. Tito Puente loved banging pots and pans as a child, but what he really dreamed of was having his own band one day. From Spanish Harlem to the Grammy Awards-and all the beats in between-this is the true life story of a boy whose passion for music turned him into the "King of Mambo."

"Conocido por sus contribuciones al graffiti y al neoexpresionismo, Jean-Michel Basquiat se convirtió en uno de los nombres más jóvenes del mundo del arte. El prodigio haitiano-puertorriqueño usó sus obsesivos garabatos y diseños de calaveras para pintar su legado a través de Nueva York. Los padres descubrirán que este libro de biografía sobre Basquiat es una historia alentadora para sus pequeños que esperan expresarse a través de la creatividad,...

"No twentieth-century writer remains more vividly etched in the public imagination than George Orwell, thanks to Animal Farm and the unforgettable Nineteen Eighty-Four--and thanks, as well, to the persisting power of the logic-defying authoritarianism Orwell warned us about. George Orwell remains relevant because Big Brothers remain as brazen and truthless as ever. This book brings Orwell to life as never before. New discoveries--including a human...

"Zhanna and Frina Arshanskaya were two talented child musicians when Nazis invaded their city of Kharkiv, Ukraine during World War II. Along with their parents, the Jewish sisters were forced into a death march. They each eventually escaped individually and were reunited, but how would they survive the rest of the war? By hiding their true identities and becoming musical entertainment for German soldiers. Learn about their story of survival in this...

Recounts the lives of Pierre-Auguste and Jean Renoir as creators who sought to draw their inspiration from the spectacle of life.

After learning about the millions of birds dying for their feathers, Harriet starts the Massachusetts Audubon Society, dedicated to the conservation and protection of birds. Includes instructions on birdwatching and how to make pretend binoculars.

"Regarded as one of the world's preeminent biologists, Edward O. Wilson spent his boyhood exploring the forests and swamps of south Alabama and the Florida panhandle, collecting snakes, butterflies, and ants--the latter to become his lifelong specialty. His memoir Naturalist, called 'one of the finest scientific memoirs ever written' by the Los Angeles Times, is an inspiring account of Wilson's growth as a scientist and the evolution of the fields...