Arthur Conan Doyle

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...

Learning Responsibility At Home And In School Are Addressed In This Book. How It Makes You Feel Better About Yourself If You Are Responsible And Do The Right Thing And How Other People Notice Too. Complete K-5 Social Skills Collection. Paired With A Fiction Social Skills Title.

La celebración del Cinco de Mayo es una fiesta que recuerda la primera vez que las tropas imperiales de Napoleón III caían vencidas, demostrando que no eran invencibles. Y fueron vencidas en la Batalla de Puebla por un grupo en desventaja militar y numérica, para mayor deshonra de Napoleón III. Sin embargo, no es un día feriado en todo el país. En Puebla, por razones obvias, se celebra año a año, algunas veces incluso recreando la batalla. Pero no en el resto de México. En los Estados Unidos de América, en cambio, se celebra sólo en los estados del Sur que fueron parte de México, ...

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these horned dinosaurs face-to-face: Torosaurus had the biggest skull of any animal ever! Pentaceratops had five sharp horns on its head! Styracosaurus was as big as an ice cream truck! Plus, you'll get to know Centrosaurus,...