Leyendas Mapuches Contadas Para Niños

This upper-level text, perfect for art and culture courses, introduces students to the customs and history of Spain. This volume features a wide variety of readings, cultural activities, and 600 questions about the history, literature, art, and traditions of Spain, as well as a CD-ROM of interactive activities.

Discusses the life and work of French soldier and political thinker, Marquis de Lafayette, and his role in the American Revolution.

En la Biblioteca Nacional de París, un joven estudioso descubre al azar un excéntrico filósofo del siglo xviii, Gaspard Languenhaert, fundador de una escuela efímera, la de la filosofía «egoísta», basada en la idea de que nada existe fuera del individuo, es decir que el «yo» es el creador del mundo y, por tanto, su Dios. Pero los escasos datos que encuentra sobre ese personaje se pierden o se dispersan, como si se tramara una conspiración para borrar su memoria... La secta de los egoístas es una brillante y enigmática novela breve, en la que una investigación bibliográfica...

Go for the goal with this text, which examines fascinating female sports heroes who’ve proved to the world that gender is no barrier to athletic success. Readers will delight in learning about the lives of Mia Hamm, Wilma Rudolph, and the Williams sisters, as well as other important women who’ve broken barriers in sports. Readers will be inspired to pursue a career in athletics after learning about how others have achieved success in spite of great obstacles. The biographical nature of the text supports social studies curricula, and fact boxes and a comprehensive timeline provide...