Identidad y ciudadanía

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...

"La autora de este libro nació en Barcelona y fue educado como católica en la apostólica y romana España de Franco. Muchos años después, tras la larga enfermedad y muerte de su madre, Dory Sontheimer descubre en el altillo de su casa, las siete cajas que le revelan una identidad y un pasado tan desconocido como dramático. Ordenando este emergente legado, compuesto por fotografías, cartas, pasaportes y otros documentos, Sontheimer reconstruye la crónica de su familia. Durante doce años, y movida por una mezcla de fascinación, curiosidad y sentido del deber, va completando una...

Imagine being lost and stranded in the desert. Would you know what to do to survive? This useful Spanish-translated nonfiction title explains the important skills needed to survive in the desert. With helpful diagrams and images, definitions, tips and instructions, informational text, a bibliography, and a list of other helpful websites, readers can be assured that they will learn about the dangers of heat exhaustion, desert plants that could aid in survival, and other helpful tips in order to survive in an emergency.

Learn about the Victorian era while building your knowledge of equivalent fractions! Students will learn fractions while engaged in reading about the innovations of the Victorian era. This Spanish book combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. The glossary, index, and table of contents will further understanding of reading and math concepts, and the full-color images, practice problems, and math graphs and charts make learning math easy, practical, and fun. The Explore Math sidebars and Math...