Ma Isabel Sánchez Vegara

"Agnes (que luego se convertir̕a en la Madre Teresa) naci̤ en Skopje, Macedonia. Fue criada para amar a Dios y amar a los dem̀s por encima de todo, y desde temprana edad supo que quer̕a dedicarse a la religi̤n, por lo que se hizo monja. Le fascinaban las historias de misioneros que ayudaban a la gente y quer̕a hacer lo mismo. Viaj̤ a Irlanda y luego a la India, donde trabaj̤ duro para ayudar a todos los que la rodeaban. Ensę̤ en una escuela,...

Text and illustrations look at the lives of forty notable Americans, including Prince, Maya Angelou, Dolly Parton, and others.

Kamala Harris cuenta la incríeble historia de la primera mujer, la primera persona negra y la primera estadounidense del sur de Asia en ser elegida vicepresidenta de los Estados Unidos de America.

A latest entry in the empowering series introduces the story of French-American sculptor and installation artist Louise Bourgeois, describing how as a young artist she learned to express herself and challenge her fears through her evocative masterworks.

"Evonne grew up on a hot, dusty farm in Australia. She was the third of eight children, and descendant of the Wirundjuri people, who have lived on the land for more than 60,000 years. Her talent for tennis was discovered at a local tennis club, and before she knew it, the girl dreaming about the place called "Wimbledon" was playing on center court. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a...

"Little David grew up in Leicester on the campus of a university, where his father was a professor. As a child, he spent hours in the science library, collating his own specimens and creating a mini animal museum. When he was old enough to go to university, he studied science and zoology, but what he wanted most of all was to be close to the animals he was studying. So, he started working in television, visiting animals in their natural habitats,...

"As a child, Elton started playing his grandmother's piano in Harrow, London. He could pick tunes out by ear and was soon attending lessons at the Royal Academy. After answering an advertisement in a newspaper, Elton teamed up with a lyric-writing buddy: Bernie Taupin. The rest was history. Elton's songwriting talent, musical skill, and dazzling outfits have made him one of the all-time greats. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations...

In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul. The fourth of five children, Aretha was born in Tennessee and took the stage at an early age in her fathers church choir. She went on to become the bestselling rhythm and blues singer of all time, and the first woman to be installed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations...

"From the moment his father gave four-year-old Ayrton Senna a go-kart, he was in love with racing. Showing promise from an early age, Ayrton would go on to take the Formula One world by storm, winning championship after championship and becoming one of the greatest drivers in the sport's history. Off the track, he championed education for the underprivileged in Brazil, his home country"--