George Washington Carver

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.

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...

Escritos entre 1924 y 1932, los microgramas son el testamento literario de Robert Walser. Se trata de una colección de 526 hojas y papeles de distinto formato densamente cubiertos de una letra minúscula, escritos a lápiz e ilegibles a primera vista. La minuciosa labor de Werner Morlang y Bernhard Echte, que dedicaron más de quince años a descifrarlos letra a letra, puso fin al desconcierto y reveló como una colección de textos breves, poemas y dramas en verso de incalculable valor literario lo que en un principio parecía fruto de la locura del autor suizo. El propio Walser reconoció...

Did you know that gases have no size or shape? Gases can become liquids when they get cold. Discover more interesting facts in Gases, part of the States of Matter series of EYEDISCOVER books.

The Mi Mini Biografia series are Spanish language biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Benjamin Franklin in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter.