La Misión de Santa Cruz (Discovering Mission Santa Cruz)

La última novela del ganador del Premio Renaudot des Lycéens y una de las voces más importantes de la literatura francesa contemporánea. «Una oda fascinante a la belleza, al arte y al amor.»Fabienne Pascaud, Télérama Cuando, hace diez años, la mujer de Éric Reinhardt le anunció que tenía un cáncer de pecho, la noticia resultó devastadora para él. A la operación, el doloroso tratamiento, el cuidado de dos hijos pequeños, se sumaba la incapacidad que el escritor sentía para protegerla en su inmensa vulnerabilidad. Ella, sin embargo, le propuso un trato: él debía terminar su...

This second volume of Obras de teatro infantil presents comedies of love, fear, adventure and absurdity to be read and performed by children both at school and at home.

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

Desastres naturales (Natural Disasters) is an exciting book about how estimations and predictions help save lives in natural disasters. Students will learn critical math concepts as they are engaged in reading about the properties of natural disasters. Practice problems and mathematical diagrams help students reinforce the importance of mathematics. This Spanish title includes a glossary, an index, engaging images, and easy-to-read text to help students build their math and reading skills.