Cartas Astrales

For most of history, women have been confined to their households, and to lives without equal rights or equal opportunities. This volume introduces readers to the women of the suffrage movement, the defining movement for women’s rights, especially the right to vote. Primary sources and photographs will show readers firsthand how the challenges and successes of this movement shaped the lives of women across the United States. Readers will also learn about the inequality that still exists for women, and how they can change this injustice in the future.

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover. Their theories—and the discoveries that prove and disprove them—are highlighted in this fascinating volume, full of awe-inspiring facts and incredible breakthroughs. Readers will feel like anthropologists and archaeologists themselves as they read about bones and artifacts, and what they reveal about the ancient cultures that roamed...

Öke, su hermano pequeño Mikael, y su madre, Kajsa, se han mudado de Finlandia a España. De los tres, Öke es el que más problemas tiene con el idioma y para aprender decide comprarse un diccionario finlandés-español. ¿Quién iba a pensar que ese instrumento le iba a resultar de ayuda en más situaciones de las que pensaba? Una historia que reflexiona con humor sobre los problemas lingüisticos.

Frida Kahlo es una de las más destacadas artistas plásticas del siglo XX. Un accidente a los 18 años cambió el rumbo de su vida y desde entonces el dolor se convirtió en el protagonista de su existencia. Utilizó la pintura para canalizar este sufrimiento creando una obra absolutamente personal y metafórica. Su arte representa su vida, y su vida representa la conquista de la adversidad. En este libro encontrarás muchas historias y anécdotas sobre su vida.