Quiero Ser Musico

Provides a simple introduction to the work that teachers do and other aspects of a teacher's life through full-color photographs and straightforward, engaging text. Original.

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.

Tells the story, through graphic novel format, of Harriet Tubman and her life as a leader on the Underground Railroad.

Profiles Phoebe Ann Moses, the star sharpshooter of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show under the name Annie Oakley, who began shooting to help feed her family after her father's death.

Gustav Meyrink (1868-1932) entró en el mundo literario forzado por unas circunstancias adversas que dieron un vuelco radical a su vida. Joven propietario de un banco de Praga, provocador de escándalos, duelista, estudioso del ocultismo, fue víctima de una confabulación que estuvo a punto de costarle la libertad y la salud al ser acusado de desfalco. Por fortuna se declaró su inocencia, y poco después tuvo que hacer pública su bancarrota. La literatura se convirtió entonces en su refugio y en un precario medio de vida. En su obra, Meyrink vertió no sólo sus profundos conocimientos de ...