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Un travesti ha sido asesinado y su cuerpo aparece con el rostro desfigurado. Quizá otra víctima anónima para el registro de crímenes sin resolver. Pero el comisario veneciano Guido Brunetti, obedeciendo a su infalible instinto, descubre que ese hombre vestido de mujer es Leonardo Mascari, director del Banco de Verona y respetable ciudadano en Venecia. Podría ser un simple caso de doble vida para uno que frecuentaba los circuitos de prostitutas y travestidos, pero los indicios delatan que hay algo más en esta nueva e intrigante historia de Donna Leon. Su personaje, el comisario Brunetti, ...

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover. Their theories—and the discoveries that prove and disprove them—are highlighted in this fascinating volume, full of awe-inspiring facts and incredible breakthroughs. Readers will feel like anthropologists and archaeologists themselves as they read about bones and artifacts, and what they reveal about the ancient cultures that roamed...

Life in the Southern Hemisphere is bitterly cold for most penguins, but they don't seem to mind. Most penguins live in large colonies on the coast of Antarctica or on nearby islands. Readers explore penguin colonies for themselves, learning fun facts about these beautiful birds with the help of accessible text. Readers learn how penguin families work together to feed their young and keep them warm. A helpful graphic organizer aids in reader understanding. Readers will enjoy detailed images of penguin species at home in the Antarctic with every turn of the page.

"Una niña de nueve años, divertida y muy madura se enfrenta a la separación de sus padres, obligada a escoger entre la aparente estabilidad que le ofrece su madre y la vida bohemia y despreocupada junto a su padre en el campo. Una novela tierna, fresca e ingeniosa."--Casadellibro.