Leyendas 4 - La leyenda del Charro Negro

Cuando sea mayor, Viento Pequeño quiere ser un viento importante, pero no sabe qué oficio elegir. Para resolver sus dudas, Viento Pequeño decide hacer un viaje y conocer las diferentes funciones que un viento puede desempeñar en la naturaleza. Resulta que hay vientos que ayudan a sembrar la tierra, otros que se dedican a destruirlo todo, los que contribuyen a provocar las lluvias... Pero, ¿cuál será la vocación de Viento Pequeño?

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Later Marie won another Nobel award for chemistry in 1911.) She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation.

This inspiring biographical series ties in with elementary history, science, and social studies curricula, providing teachers with a valuable interdisciplinary resource. With these books, young readers will discover historical figures who devoted their lives to making the world a better place, and changed the course of history. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Gente que hay que conocer is a series of biographies designed for beginning readers. Each book introduces one of the most important individuals in recent times and explains what makes her or him so remarkable. People We Should Know, a companion English-language edition, is also available.