Héroes y antihéroes en la literatura

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

Did you know that the Vatican is a country--the smallest in the world? Find out the amazing history of the headquarters of the Catholic Church in this Spanish entry in the WHO HQ series. ¿Sabías que el Vaticano es un país, el más pequeño del mundo? Descubre la increíble historia de la sede de la Iglesia Católica en esta obra en español de la serie WHO HQ. It's time to elect a new pope. Hundreds of thousands of people gather in front of St. Peter's Basilica to learn who will be the next leader of the Catholic Church. A white puff of smoke from a chimney signals the cardinals--the...

Pobre corazón reúne nueve relatos cuyo nexo de unión es el amor, o los sucedáneos del amor. Nacemos para amar, dicen los románticos, o amamos para perpetuar la especie, replican los científicos. En cualquier caso el amor aparece en nuestra vida iluminándola o ensombreciéndola, dándole a veces un sentido, obsesionando siempre su conciencia y trastornando su voluntad: amor conyugal o adúltero, infantil o senil, ocasional o permanente, real o imaginado, ansiado, desdeñado, gozado, sufrido, pero cada uno de ellos con vocación de amor verdadero.

First readers will begin to learn and identify shapes, which are the building blocks for learning math.