Animales con manchas (Spotted Animals) (Spanish Version)

Benedicto XVI es el sucesor de Pedro, a quien Jesús encomendó la tarea de guiar la Iglesia como primer Papa. Este libro ilustrado recoge algunos fragmentos de los encuentros que el Papa tiene los miércoles en Roma con los peregrinos, que se llaman «Audiencias generales», dedicadas a los doce apóstoles y a san Pablo. El Papa nos toma de la mano y nos acompaña a descubrir quiénes eran los primeros compañeros de Cristo, cómo lo encontraron y cómo los conquistó hasta llegar a decidir que no lo abandonarían nunca. Hablando de Juan, el discípulo más joven y el predilecto, el que en...

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.

Mohandas Gandhi was one of the world's great leaders who used nonviolent resistance to protest against the caste system. Readers will learn all about his life, Hinduism, and the amazing things he accomplished in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will be fascinated and enlivened through interesting facts, vivid images, a helpful timeline, and a glossary that assists in improving vocabulary. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

The author tells about the origin and development of two Spanish romances: The Alfambra woman buried alive and The lovers of Teruel. The first recounts the infidelity of a lecherous woman, the Countess of Alfambra, who betrays her husband by delivering him to his enemy; and whose final dénouement is the defeat of the adulterous couple and their being condemned to death by being burnt at the stake. The Story of the Lovers of Teruel recounts the tragic life of one of the members of the Marcilla family, enamoured of a rich damsel who returned his love. However, her father's refusal to consent...