LOS PECES

Thomas Edison is considered by many to be one of the greatest inventors of all time. His creations changed the world, but there was more to his life than just his inventions. Readers of this engaging volume will learn all about the man behind the innovations. This fascinating biography introduces important subjects and encourages a further interest in history. Concise and accessible text paired with vibrant photographs is sure to captivate audiences of many ages and levels.

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.

INTERVENTIONS WITH MINORS - Socio educative action - Most of the time, the irregular behaviour of young people is the outcome of what society has offered to them. This book studies the methodology, the levels of the intervention, preventive measures, assistance and rehabilitative intervention, in the work with families and minors in the network of primary attention. The situations of social risk, the necessities and the problems of minors are exposed making a special mention of the educational ones, and the professional figures that act in this field.

Esta obra, finalista del Premio Planeta 2003 y ganadora del Premio de Novela Vargas Llosa 2005, narra la historia de Mario García, Un joven escritor de provincias que a sus 23 años ha leído mucho- tal vez demasiado- pero apenas ha salido de su pueblo y lo desconoce todo de la vida, indignado porque han dejado desierto el premio de un certamen de poesía al que, seguro de su éxito, había enviado sus poemas, decide que ha llegado el momento de viajar a Madrid y demostrarle al mudo que él es el mayor de todos los poetas.