Enciclopedia Britannica para niños - Los humanos

Though few may know his name, his achievement as the first European to discover San Diego Bay and many other areas on the California coast enshrines his name in the annals of American history. This exciting volume tells Cabrillo's story from an unknown soldier to the intrepid conquistador, crossbowman, landowner, shipbuilder, and explorer he became. As one of Hernan Cortes' soldiers during the conquest of Mexico and a founder of Guatemala, his actions loomed large in the future of both South America and North America. By both educating and entertaining, this biography illuminates a...

Concebido como un homenaje al volumen de relatos De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de amor, de Raymond Carver --uno de los autores norteamericanos que Murakami ha traducido al japonés--, este libro es tal vez el más personal de los suyos, donde manifiesta más ampliamente sus opiniones sobre la literatura y sus propias obras. Con él, además, Murakami se inscribe en la tradición de aquellos autores que dedicaron una de sus obras a su deporte favorito.--Desde la descripción de la editorial.

Helps parents mitigate the drastic and often traumatic effects a divorce or parental separation has on children, from preschool age through the teens, by helping them open up frank and honest dialog geared to the child's specific age level, so that each child can cope with the natural feelings of loss, sadness, rejection, and abandonment that occur with such life-changing events.

Simple text and photographs provide opportunities to practice counting and share in the excitement of watching a parade.