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A little boy named Dula wants to be the fastest runner. He works skinning fish and, each morning, along with the other child laborers, he tries to win and get to his job first. Sometimes he does it, but not always, depending on whether he had anything to eat the night before. This book provides an excellent way to discuss poverty and its consequences in other countries.

Martin is an expert at losing things, but his mom and grandmother were used to it and took it with patience and a sense of humor. "You'll have to sew your things onto your hands," they told him. Martin didn't let it worry him so much until the day he lost his most beloved possession: the family photo album. He's determined to find it at any cost--but where do lost treasures go? Martin embarks on a fantastic journey to the land of lost things, where he meets great friends, terrible monsters, and an unforgettable adventure. But will he find his album?

Herman Melville (1819-1891) no sólotiene asegurado un puesto de honor en la literatura norteamericana, sinoque ocupa uno de los lugares privilegiados en la historia de la literaturauniversal, como demuestra su actual prestigio y el intenso debate acercade su complejo mundo literario. Como ocurre con demasiada frecuencia, Melvilleno alcanzó la fama en vida: su novela más popular, MobyDick, publicada cuando el escritor contaba poco más de treintaaños, pasó casi inadvertida. La mayor parte de sus librostiene el mar como escenario, pero el genio de Melville trasciendeel simple relato...

Una colección de rigurosos ensayos históricos sobre las imágenes que diferentes pueblos europeos elaboraron en el periodo sobre España y los españoles. España era entonces la principal potencia político-militar europea con una ostensible presencia cultural y religiosa, de ahí la contundencia de las imágenes y los estereotipos que forjaron parte de la llamada leyenda negra.