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13 cuentos bellamente ilustrados, recogidos en el remoto Valle de Atríz, viajan hacia tí, incansable lector, para llevarte a conocer la tradición del pueblo que vive y ama al pie del coloso Ninan-Urcu, la Montaña de Fuego, al sur, muy al sur de la tierra colombiana. Vamos juntos hasta allá.

Sitting Bull first went to battle at the age of 14. He grew to be widely respected for his bravery and insight, and became chief of the Lakota nation in his thirties. By the time he met General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, his courage was legendary. Though he soundly defeated Custer, public outrage at the defeat brought thousands of cavalrymen to the area, where it took four more years before the brave chief would surrender. He was forced onto a reservation where he was later killed when police attempted to arrest him.

This inspiring biographical series ties in with elementary history, science, and social studies curricula, providing teachers with a valuable interdisciplinary resource. With these books, young readers will discover historical figures who devoted their lives to making the world a better place, and changed the course of history. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

El sabueso de los Baskerville es la más famosa y para muchos la mejor aventura de Sherlock Holmes. La novela surgió de un comentario que escuchó Conan Doyle de su amigo Fletcher Robinson sobre un perro espectral que merodeaba cerca de su casa en Dartmoor. Fue publicada por primera vez como serial en The Strand Magazine en 1901, y al año siguiente en forma de libro debido a su enorme éxito. Desaparecido en las cataratas de Reichenbach cuando resolvía el caso de “El problema final” –última historia de Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes (no 4 de El Canon)–, el gran detective...