Alejandro Atchugarry. El héroe improbable.

Great men were once children, and perhaps, they even desired to have everything we now have at arm's reach. Some were born into poverty; others were orphaned and cared for by relatives or institutions. Extreme scarcity or social turmoil was often a part of their daily lives. However, these greats allowed themselves to envision a better future and follow their dreams. They worked incessantly to make their visions a reality. As a result, they've gifted humanity with proof that dreams do come true.

It's a pretty long story, Primo Levi tells a classroom of children, so I'll try to make it simple. This hauntingly illustrated comic tells the story of the Italian Jewish chemist who survived the camps at Auschwitz against all odds. Matteo Mastragostino draws on historical research, interviews, and Levi's own landmark books to piece together a fictionalized yet profoundly intimate portrait of a courageous figure. In the scene that emerges, Levi visits a group of schoolchildren to retell his life story and keep the memory of the Holocaust alive, answering innocent questions with hard truths....

Discusses briefly the lives of well-known figures from ancient times to present and the events or accomplishments that made them famous.

Catálogo de la exposición organizada por el IEA en conmemoración del cuarto centenario del nacimiento de Lastanosa, comisariada por Carmen Morte García y Carlos Garcés Manau (Diputación de Huesca - Centro Cultural Ibercaja, 24 de abril - 3 de junio de 2007).El cuarto centenario del nacimiento de Vincencio Juan de Lastanosa (1607-1681) ha favorecido el desarrollo de nuevas investigaciones sobre su figura y también acerca de la Huesca del siglo XVII. Entre las actividades programadas por el IEA, a través de su Proyecto Lastanosa, destaca especialmente esta exposición, la única...