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In this modern novel by Marina Perezagua, Don Quixote is disguised as C3P0 and Sancho Panza has chosen an Ewok suit to cross over to New York. In one of many chance encounters on their trip, a woman gives her Bible to Don Quixote who avidly reads it for a week. This reading inspires the adventures of the pair as they explore recognizable parts of the city today. In these short stories, New York appears as a big state where anything can happen.

H si fa chiamare con una lettera muta, come mute sono le vittime della storia, la stessa lettera che nella tavola periodica indica l’idrogeno, l’elemento alla base della bomba atomica. La sua storia comincia proprio il 6 agosto del 1945, quando il lancio di Little Boy su Hiroshima la colpisce ancora bambina e la sfigura nel profondo, lì dove risiede la storia di un corpo e la promessa di una maternità. Da quel giorno, di cui H ha minuziosamente ricostruito dati, orari e numeri per colmare il vuoto dei pochi e assurdi ricordi, inizia il suo racconto: una lettera urgente e totale,...

Trabajadores de mi escuela (Workers at My School) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on all the different people who work at a school, children will be introduced to different school employees. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to examine different types of school workers. Aligned with state standards, Trabajadores de mi...

El carácter de Kolmogórov se forjó en una época de revoluciones sociales y guerras mundiales. Vivió el estalinismo, la posterior rectificación de errores y el inmovilismo que luego daría paso a la perestroika. Aunque siempre se consideró a sí mismo un matemático puro, una parte esencial de su obra fueron sus investigaciones aplicadas a otras ciencias. Sus esfuerzos estaban regidos por una idea clara - discernir las diferencias y similitudes entre orden y caos. Mucho más que cualquier otro matemático, amplió los dominios y la comprensión humana del azar. Reinó en una escuela...

What is the common good and how does it benefit society? This book looks at the history behind the notion of the common good, touching on ideas from several famous philosophers. Readers will then learn how the common good can be promoted through education and community. Full-color photographs and accessible language help students connect with the text and develop reading comprehension skills. Important elementary subjects from the C3 Framework for Social Studies are discussed in detail throughout this informative book.

El propósito fundamental del libro es despertar en el público infantil el sentimiento de emoción ante el milagro de la vida. Saber dar las gracias, conjurar el miedo y la tristeza, aprender a soñar, comprender las pérdidas y celebrar lo que tenemos, son experiencias que las autoras comunican a través de la poesía y la sensibilidad mística. The main purpose is to instill in kids emotions for the miracle of life. Giving thanks, conquering fear and sadness, learning to dream, understanding losses, and celebrating blessings are experiences the authors communicate through poetry and a...