In the Ethiopian mountain village of Lalibela, famous for its churches and honey, a young girl determines to find a way to be a beekeeper despite being told that is something only men can do. Author: Kessler, Cristina Publisher: Holiday House Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0823418588 ..
Por primera vez, y en sus propias palabras, Celia Cruz cuenta la historia de su vida, sus alegrías, sus tristezas y los múltiples obstáculos que tuvo que enfrentar para convertirse en una de las artistas más destacadas de nuestra época.Cuando Celia Cruz murió , el 17 de julio del 2003, más de medio ..
For the first time in her own words comes the personal story of a life filled with heartbreaking setback and triumph, from one of the most celebrated talents the world has ever known.After Celia Cruz passed away on July 17, 2003, more than a half million people stood in line for hours in order to pa..
Oxford University Press, in association with Paravia (one of Italy's foremost publishers), recently published the outstanding Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary. Now comes the Concise Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary, drawn from the landmark unabridged dictionary. Containing over 175,000 wordsand ph..
How do you use your five senses, and what do you do if something goes wrong with them The forest friends - Hawk, Rabbit, Bear, Skunk, and Squirrel - know, and their stories show children what happens when a sense needs a little help to work better. When Hawk bumps into a mountain, Owl prescribes gl..
In the years since Fidel Castro came to power, the migration of close to one million Cubans to the United States continues to remain one of the most fascinating, unusual, and controversial movements in American history. María Cristina García a Cuban refugee raised in Miami has experienced firsthand ..
In recent years there has been a great deal of interaction among game theorists, philosophers, and logicians in certain foundational problems concerning rationality, the formalization of knowledge and practical reasoning, and models of learning and deliberation. This unique volume brings together th..
A fines de los años sesenta, tres adolescentes de varios rincones del planeta tratan de encontrar su lugar en el mundo: el cubano Enrique Florit, que vive en el sur de California con su padre, un mago extravagante; Marta Claros, que se las arregla para subsistir en un tugurio de San Salvador; Leila ..
Residents of a Sudanese village rejoice when a traditional water storage method is replaced by modern technology, but Fatima's grandmother knows there is no substitute for the reliability of the baobab tree. Author: Kessler, Cristina Publisher: Orchard Books Binding: library Language: English ISBN-1..
An account of a little girl's idyllic summer at her grandparents' ranch on the pampas of Argentina Author: Brusca, Maria Cristina Publisher: Owlet Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0805029192 ISBN-13: 9780805029192..
The Oxford Starter Spanish Dictionary is a unique, friendly approach to learning Spanish. Specially designed for beginners, this volume covers everyday vocabulary and core survival phrases. From irregular verb forms to common idiomatic usage, it provides generous coverage of the Spanishlanguage. It ..
In the last decade, Oxford University Press has created a unique program in bilingual dictionaries, wherein we have joined forces with leading foreign dictionary publishers to create reference works of unparalleled currency and reliability. These works include The Oxford-Hachette FrenchDictionary, T..
The third edition of the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary is the most complete and up-to-date Italian dictionary available, now with a colour design and layout. With over 300,000 words and phrases, and 450,000 translations, and packed full of grammatical and usage information for bothlanguages, it ..
Postmodern Fairy Tales seeks to understand the fairy tale not as children's literature but within the broader context of folklore and literary studies. It focuses on the narrative strategies through which women are portrayed in four classic stories: "Snow White," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Beauty an..
This powerful book tells the story of one teacher's odyssey to understand the inner world of immigrant children, and to create a learning environment that is responsive to these students' feelings and their needs. Featuring the voices and artwork of many immigrant children, this text portrays the im..
Examines the Victorian childhood of a young girl named Alice Liddell, who was the favorite child friend of math teacher Charles Dodgson, the man who penned Alice in Wonderland. By the author of Linnea in Monet's Garden. Author: Bjork, Cristina Publisher: R & S Books Binding: hardcover Language: engl..
Examines the Victorian childhood of a young girl named Alice Liddell, who was the favorite child friend of math teacher Charles Dodgson, the man who penned Alice in Wonderland. By the author of Linnea in Monet's Garden. Author: Bjork, Cristina Publisher: R & S Books Binding: hardcover Language: engl..
The Common Core State Standards represents a call for all teachers to focus on the literacy learning of their students. Together, these skills-reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing-comprise the literacies that students must develop if they are to master content and be successful in coll..
Trame: A Contemporary Italian Reader brings together short stories, poems, interviews, excerpts from movie scripts and novels, and other works by 33 renowned authors. The readings cover familiar themes-youth, family, immigration, politics, women’s voices, identity-from the fresh perspective of a new..