Leyendas Mapuches Contadas Para Niños

The territory now occupied by Argentina was once home to various peoples who learned to work the land and live in harmony with nature. For years, their culture, traditions, and beauty were hidden from history. This compilation of legends recovers the oral tradition of cultures such as the diaguitas, tehuelches, calchaquíes, tobas, selkn'am, guaraníes, pampas, and comenchingones, all of whom sought to explain the world around them through these stories. El territorio que hoy ocupa la Argentina era el hogar de distintos pueblos que supieron trabajar su tierra y vivir en armonía con la...

When winter hits, many people in colder climates spend most of their time indoors. But what do wild animals do? Some animals spend winters hibernating. Beginning readers will learn what hibernation is, why some animals hibernate and others don't, and how hibernating animals prepare for their long sleep. Full-color photographs grab readers' attention and allow them to draw connections to the narrative. Readers will love learning about this mysterious, restful time in some animals' lives.

En la construcción de un imaginario colectivo intervienen múltiples elementos, pero la FE es quizá uno de los más importantes, ya que ha definido a las civilizaciones humanas desde un principio; hay momentos de nuestra historia que solo pueden ser entendidos si se miran a través del cristal de las creencias, y sin duda, Jesús Ángel Semprún Parra en las páginas de Rosas Marianas ha logrado completar un mapa de la idiosincrasia zuliana que estaba extraviado. El valor de este libro trasciende la naturaleza intrínseca de una antología y se convierte en un documento patrimonial...

In the United States, the ability to take informed action is becoming increasingly necessary, and difficult. This book delves into the importance of being informed and explains how not all sources of information are equal. Readers are introduced to the scientific method as a way of testing information for credibility. Students will also learn how to turn credible information into action by forming groups, protesting, contacting elected representatives, and possibly even running for office themselves someday.

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.