Madrigueras de conejos (Inside Rabbit Burrows)

In 1846, travelers heading for California became trapped high in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Snowdrifts surrounded their shelters, and food supplies dwindled. How they stayed alive remains one of the most gruesome stories in US history. However, some facts that have come to light recently through archaeological digs will surprise even those who think they know the story. This gripping book, including maps and images of the era, tells the true account of the doomed Donner party.

El autor se adentra en el ámbito de lo visible y lo legible, defendiendo que no debemos considerar las imágenes sólo como objetos inertes que transmiten significado, sino como entes animados con deseos, necesidades, anhelos, exigencias e instintos propios. Remitiendo a numerosos ejemplos que atraviesan las distintas artes visuales, la literatura y los medios de comunicación, Mitchell analiza tanto iconos bizantinos como películas ciberpunk, estereotipos raciales y monumentos públicos, ídolos antiguos y clones modernos, imágenes ofensivas y pinturas aborígenes.

Un periodista investiga unos extraños asesinatos y descubre que están ligados a una profecía antigua de la cábala judía.

Readers will be inspired by this immigration story about a young refugee whose family tries to emigrate to Pakistan when India is divided into two separate nations. This short, 32-page hi-lo book features full-color illustrations to capture the attention of kids who enjoy realistic fiction stories about characters who must overcome difficult circumstances in order to survive.