El cuerpo herido

Seguro que has escuchado hablar de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, pero ¿sabes cómo se convirtió en la Décima Musa? En una hacienda a la falda de los volcanes, Juana Inés vive con su entrañable abuelo, su madre y su querida hermana Josefa, rodeada de libros y siempre acompañada por su perro xoloitzcuintle. Pronto Juana Inés se enamora del maravilloso mundo que se esconde detrás de las letras y, al pie de la pintura de la virreina, escribe los más hermosos poemas. Descubre cómo fue la niñez de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, ¡la poeta más destacada que dejó Nueva España!

The turbulent atmosphere of suburban Barcelona hides the social isolation of a juvenile misfit. A young man fascinated by private detectives becomes entangled in a strange and dangerous case of academic dishonesty.

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.

When many think of the Constitution, they think of the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin...but neither Jefferson nor Adams even signed it. Facts like this will surprise readers, while further information will enlighten them about both the crucial document called the U.S. Constitution as well as about its creation and ratification. This essential volume is a significant addition to any elementary social studies collection.