Duro Blando

Simple text and color photographs show what life is like on a ranch, covering cattle, corrals, roundups, and other topics.

"Describes living on a ranch including information about corrals, rodeos and roundups."--From source other than the Library of Congress

Clues about the turtle's physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat lead the reader to guess what animal is being described.

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...

Un libro pop-up con solapas de la reconocida ilustradora Ingela P. Arrhenius, que propone a los más pequeños una introducción nada convencional a los colores, las formas, los números, los contrarios y el cuerpo. This is another fun pop-up from beloved illustrator Ingela P. Arrhenius. She offers kids a chance to dive right into colors, shapes, numbers, opposites, and the human body. Your child will enjoy learning with this hands-on approach.

Caprichosa, cruel y extravagante, Cleopatra pervirtió a los grandes hombres de Roma, primero a Julio César, después a Marco Antonio, apartándolos de su alta misión y destruyendo sus vidas. Una mujer clave en el escenario político de su tiempo que despertó pasiones que hicieron temblar imperios.

En Colombia ha predominado, por lo que a la poesía hace referencia, una retórica de sensaciones, aún en autores tan vigorosos como un Silva, un de Greiff, un Barba-Jacob, un Aurelio Arturo. Con Eduardo Gómez, por primera vez escapamos de ese círculo de ondas morosas y adormecedoras.