El cirujano de al-Andalus

Antonio Vivaldi: Il Prete Rosso es la biografía novelada del célebre compositor, narrada en vísperas de su muerte en Viena, en 1741. En el relato, impregnado de gran sensualidad, ternura y realismo, se respira el ambiente veneciano del siglo XVIII. El músico más notable quizá que haya dado Venecia nos narra su infancia y juventud, su formación musical y religiosa, pues fue sacerdote, y sus tres grandes amores: el Pio Ospedale della Pietà –del que fue maestro di violino- que fuera su casa de toda una vida; Cecilia, su primera amante, solista de trompa del orfanato, que le diera dos...

Rina Komemoski..., una rana fuera de lo común, aprende el valor de la amistad en medio del hambre implacable... ¿Será posible?

Surveys the life of Nathan Hale, a Revolutionary War hero whose service to George Washington as a spy cost him his life.

Over the years, people have looked for ways to improve our imperfect sight. This has led us to the world of optics, which is the study of light and how it travels. What are some of these innovations that have changed how we see the world, and how do they work? Find the answers to these questions with this Smithsonian Informational Text! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step...

Modeled after the adult version of Oracional bilingüe: A Prayer Book for Spanish-English Communities, this volume for children encourages prayer across national, cultural, and linguistic borders. Oracional bilingüe para niños provides Spanish and English texts of the most loved and commonly used prayers in large, readable type and in an easy-to-follow, facing-page, parallel presentation. The English text appears on the left page, with the Spanish text directly across from it on the right. In addition, illustrations by well-known artist Gertrud Mueller Nelson complement each page and add to ...