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Sisters in Blue tells the story of two young women--one Spanish, one Puebloan--meeting across space and time. Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda, New Mexico's famous Lady in Blue, is said to have traveled to New Mexico in the seventeenth century. Here Anna M. Nogar and Enrique R. Lamadrid bring her to life, imagining an encounter between a Pueblo woman and Sor María during the nun's mystical spiritual journeys. Tales of Sor María, who described traveling across the earth and the heavens, have traditionally presented her as an evangelist who helped bring Catholicism to the Pueblos. Instead this ...

Profiles a Mexican woman who saved more than twenty Texan rebels taken prisoner during the Texas Revolution from being shot under General Santa Anna's orders.

- Tintin is a world famous series with 75 years of staying power! The series' enduring popularity is evident from its elaborate website (www.tintin.com) that offers Tintin news and information in five different languages. The news section of the site indicates that in addition the ongoing publication of new books about the series and about the author's life, Tintin art exhibitions and theatrical adaptations continue worldwide. The site also includes a list of retailers who carry Tintin products, and its own online store which offers a generous helping of books, apparel, accessories, toys,...

El libro consta de 11 unidades. Cada unidad comienza con una doble página de presentación. Los contenidos se organizan en apartados y subapartados. Los márgenes van adornados con diferentes elementos como curiosidades, contenidos para saber más, actividades experimentales y para investigar, etc. Hay ejemplos y problemas resueltos. En algunas de las unidades se ofrece una página con experiencias para realizar en el laboratorio. Una vez desarrollados todos los contenidos se ofrece una página con las ideas fundamentales de la unidad. La página titulada "La ciencia del siglo XXI" contiene...