Cristobal Colon

Catorce relatos, instantáneas dolidas y concisas, buscan abrir atisbos hacia el fondo oscuro que comunica el mundo de la infancia con su apertura hacia el mundo adulto, entendiendo por tal el universo del dolor en la época de la guerra civil.

Por causas que aún se desconocen, uno de los mejores escritores franceses del siglo XIX no pudo ver publicada su Opera Prima. A pesar de que todas sus novelas obtuvieron un éxito abrumador en aquella época, su primera obra nunca llegó a ver la luz y fue censurada y guardada en una caja fuerte en algún recóndito lugar del viejo París. Ahora, un siglo después, el nieto de un empleado de la Biblioteca Nacional de Francia, ha descubierto que bajo la ajustada prosa de las apasionantes novelas de Julio Verne existe un mensaje cifrado que indica dónde puede estar guardado el manuscrito...

Young readers will learn the ways that César Chávez fought to protect the rights and lives of migrant workers in this inspiring Spanish-translated biography that gives history behind protests and developments of unions that Chávez led. Vivid images and an interesting timeline of Chávez's life work in conjunction with supportive text and a helpful glossary, table of contents, and index to engage readers from cover to cover.

Having a job and earning money are a part of everyday life for most people, especially adults. The concept seems fairly straightforward: one works to earn. This volume discerns the difference between a job and a career, as well as how a job can develop into a career. Readers will learn why a community's economy needs jobs, how paying someone to do a job helps the person who is paying them, and even about job loss and its consequences. The text also explains different jobs and their effects on the economy, such as those of professional, production, arts, and government and military jobs.