El duque de Lerma

Esta obra es un nuevo enfoque sobre la economía española durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII que recoge, por mano de especialistas de varias generaciones científicas, los últimos avances en este campo y, en definitiva, una suerte de «lo que hay que saber» sobre el tema. El libro, por otro lado, no está cerrado en sí, sino que propone nuevas vías de investigación, si el lector así lo requiere, o también las lecturas imprescindibles para ampliar el conocimiento sobre los temas que se necesite. Dividido según el tradicional esquema de sectores primario, secundario y terciario, se...

Tells the story of Pablo Picasso as he grows through his early days as an artist, his discovery of cubism, and his later years of sculpture and painting to become a famous artist.

Este libro ilustrado para niñitos muestra como duermen los papás de los leones, los caballos, los murciélagos, los flamencos, las tortugas, los erizos, y los seres humanos.

The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers’ imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave “conductors” and “passengers” on the Railroad. They’ll learn about the many safe havens, called “depots,” that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad,...

Students will learn area and perimeter while engaged in reading about a day in the life of a contractor! This Spanish engaging book uses real-world examples to teach math concepts, and incorporates nonfiction reading to increase vocabulary and comprehension skills. The challenging practice problems, graphs, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what they've learned to their daily lives. Essential text features like a glossary, index, and table of contents will increase students' interest level and their interaction with the...