La noche de los jacintos blancos

Presents the life story of the Mexican-American labor leader who helped achieve justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.

Tiempo de Castañas es una amplia selección de la obra periodística de Arias, donde los artículos están organizados en las siguientes secciones: Los que se refieren en primer y último término a nuestra tierra ( Que trata de Asturias) Aquellos otros que se acomodan al relato breve (Casi unas historias) Se encuentran también textos que van más allá de la actualidad más efímera ( Lo que queda del día a día) No podía faltar un amplio apartado dedicado a las más diversa vida literaria (Miscelánea libresca) Son inevitables las cartas abiertas y los retratos (Semblanzas y Epístolas) ...

Three Quarters Of Our Earth Is Blanketed By Water. How This Water Is Used, From Bathing To Irrigating Crops Is Addressed. That Water Travels In A Never-Ending Pattern Called The Water Cycle. Tips On How To Conserve Our Most Important Natural Resource Are Included.

The man who saved the lives of his PT-109 crewmen during WWII and became the 35th president fought-and won-his first battle at the age of two-and-a-half, when he was stricken with scarlet fever. Although his presidency was cut short, our nation¿s youngest elected leader left an indelible mark on the American consciousness and now is profiled in our Who Was¿? series. Included are 100 black-and-white illustrations as well as a timeline that guides readers through this eventful period in history.