La Misión de San Antonio de Padua (Discovering Mission San Antonio de Padua)

Discusses the life and work of French soldier and political thinker, Marquis de Lafayette, and his role in the American Revolution.

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!

What does it mean to be a good citizen? Full-page, color photographs accompany real-life examples of good citizenship that young readers will understand, relate to, and be inspired by.

Diecisiete descubrimientos asombrosos que fueron claves y que marcaron el rumbo de nuestra historia. La mayoría de los hallazgos arqueológicos ocurren después de meses o años de investigación minuciosa y trabajo meticuloso..., pero a veces solo hay que estar en el lugar correcto en el momento adecuado para descubrir algo asombroso, ¡por casualidad! Este libro es una aventura en la que reviviremos algunos de los descubrimientos más sorprendentes y extraordinarios con los que se toparon personas normales y corrientes de distintas partes del mundo. Desde el hallazgo de Herculano a...