Mandaderos de la lluvia y otros poemas de América Latina

A 2014 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration showed that 8.7 million youths ages twelve to twenty reported drinking alcohol beyond “just a few sips” in the previous month. Those who start drinking before age fifteen are five times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than those who begin at twenty-one. This resource shows young people how to help a friend who is abusing alcohol. It arms them with facts about alcohol, how it affects the teen mind and body, how to look for signs of a problem, and how to bring others on board to help.

This extraordinary book shows in a simple way how the Sun's light and warmth affect Earth. Children will be amazed to learn that the Sun is actually a star, and that its position and distance from Earth cause day and night as well as changing weather and the seasons. Simple, brief explanations also describe Earth's rotation and tilt, Earth's two poles and the equator, a solar eclipse, how plants make food from sunlight, and how sunlight colors our world.

Venecia, diciembre de 1882. La deslumbrante e impetuosa Lou Salomé concierta una misteriosa cita con Josef Breuer, reputado médico vienés, con el objeto de salvar la vida de un tal Friedrich Nietzsche, un filósofo alemán casi desconocido pero de brillante porvenir, que manifiesta una crisis profunda de tendencias suicidas tras la relación que ha mantenido con Lou Salomé y Paul Rée. El doctor Breuer, influido por las novedosas teorías de su joven discípulo Sigmund Freud, acepta la peligrosa estrategia que Lou le propone –psicoanalizar a Nietzsche sin que éste se dé cuenta–, sin ...

Children are encouraged to celebrate and appreciate both their own and other people's differences and shows how, when people of different races and ethic backgrounds come together, they make a beautiful rainbow.