En la soledad, el abismo

LEER UN FRAGMENTOUNA HISTORIA DE VIOLENCIA AMBIENTADA EN LA ALEJANDRÍA DE HYPATIALa protagonista ubícua de esta novela es la ciudad de Alejandría, la más inquieta y cosmopolita del orbe mediterráneo a comienzos de la era cristiana. En ella escenifica Pilar Pedraza magistralmente un tiempo convulso, inicio de la decadencia de la gran metrópoli, rubicón del auge del cristianismo que habría de acabar con siglos de tolerancia y eclecticismo cultural a partir del brutal sacrificio público de Hypatia (filósofa, astróloga y matemática en la que se inspira la autora para su personaje de...

On some days, seven-year old Julie feels like she's living in a Fun House. Hers is a topsy-turvy world where the toaster sprouts a toothbrush, and a watermelon gets dressed up in pink underpants for Fourth of July! But on other days, Julie struggles with understanding why her Halloween trick-or-treating got cancelled, or why Grandma can't remember her name. Julie is struggling with understanding her grandmother's Alzheimer's disease. Authors Max Wallack and Carolyn Given believe that no child is too young to learn about this disease, or how to participate in providing safe care for their...

Color photos and easy-to-read text five a realistic insight into the typical working day of an on-the-job zookeeper.

Poetry illustrated by Felipe Dávalos, Sofia Suzán, María Eugenia Jara, Isaac Hernández, Alain Espinosa, Manuel Monroy, Claudia de Teresa.