La cara oculta de (la llegada del hombre a) la Luna

Brief biographies of well-known men and women, from ancient time to the present day, who made significant contributions in various fields.

Bajo la apariencia de un simple ladrón, un psicópata, un sicario o un tipo anónimo y gris que, llevado por sus demonios interiores, se ve abocado al crimen, puede apreciarse el decisivo rol que la figura del asesino ha tenido a lo largo de la historia del género negro hasta erigirse, como el detective o la clásica femme fatale, en protagonista habitual del mismo. El presente libro supone un acercamiento ameno y riguroso, desgranado por algunos de los mejores especialistas en la actualidad. Nombres como los de Jesús Palacios, Enrique Urbizu, Paco Camarasa, Juan Madrid o Amir Valle, entre ...

Go for the goal with this text, which examines fascinating female sports heroes who’ve proved to the world that gender is no barrier to athletic success. Readers will delight in learning about the lives of Mia Hamm, Wilma Rudolph, and the Williams sisters, as well as other important women who’ve broken barriers in sports. Readers will be inspired to pursue a career in athletics after learning about how others have achieved success in spite of great obstacles. The biographical nature of the text supports social studies curricula, and fact boxes and a comprehensive timeline provide...

Eleven-year-old Jenny, whose family came from Russia to America to start a new life, meets the famous Russian composer on his 1891 trip to the New World and writes about it in her diary.

Tome un viaje a Cuba tropical y aprender sobre la historia y la cultura de este país caribeño. Este texto también incluye fotografías de color y preguntas de pensamiento crítico que traen el país de Cuba a la vida de los lectores jóvenes. Take a trip to tropical Cuba and learn about the history and culture of this Caribbean country. Now in Spanish, this carefully leveled text also includes full-color photographs and critical thinking questions that bring the country of Cuba to life for young readers.