O Grande livro da água

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...

Firme alegato contra la sociedad patriarcal tradicional, EL SOMETIMIENTO DE LA MUJER es uno de los textos que sentaron las bases de la emancipación de la mujer y su incorporación a la sociedad civil en pie de igualdad con el varón, y que habría de ver sus mayores logros –cuando menos sobre el papel– en el siglo xx. Compuesto por JOHN STUART MILL (1806-1873) entre 1860 y 1861 con la participación de su hijastra Helen Taylor, decidida activista a favor del sufragio femenino y de los derechos de la mujer, lo que da a este ensayo su valor de universalidad y permanencia –nos dice Carlos ...

"In this title, children explore the reasons why they may feel worried, how to recognize these feelings, and appropriate action to take when they feel worried."

This title looks at one of the tiniest and cutest species of chameleon. Readers will learn more about the leaf chameleon's size, where it lives, what it likes to eat, and even compare it to regular-sized chameleon species. Complete with adorable and colorful photographs that support the simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.