Rubén Darío

Poetic text recounts the childhood of the noted Spanish poet, including his love for the nature and folklore of his native Andalusia, his introduction to music and literature at home, and his health problems.

Learn more about the renowned British scientist, professor, and author who spent his entire career trying to answer the question: "Where did the universe come from?" Stephen Hawking was born exactly three hundred years after the death of the scientist Galileo, so maybe it was written in the stars that he would become a famous scientist in his own right. Although he was diagnosed with a neurological disease at age 21, Stephen did not let the illness define his life. Known for his groundbreaking work in physics, and identified by his wheelchair and computerized voice system, Stephen continued...

Esta es la historia de Pablo Picasso, uno de los artistas más importantes que han existido. Desde pequeño, observaba el mundo con mucha atención y quiso enseñarnos su forma de mirar a través de la pintura. Su manera de dibujar fue evolucionando y así llegó a inventar un nuevo estilo: el cubismo. En este libro, no solo conoceremos momentos importantes de la vida de Picasso, sino que también aprenderemos a entender su pintura: ¿cómo es un cuadro cubista?, ¿por qué Picasso decidió pintar así?

Esta serie de historias b�blicas para ni�os ha sido ilustrada profundamente y a todo color. Cada libro contiene una historia completa de la Biblia, escrita por una de las autoras mas conocidas y apreciadas por sus libros infantiles.

When President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from cash-strapped France in 1803, he doubled the size of the United States without really knowing what he was getting. He dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery to explore a territory that would include part or all of fifteen future states and to seek a water route to the West Coast. Westward expansion began immediately, all for the bargain price of 15 million dollars. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.