Ulka, la chica de la era de hielo

La larga novela de la historia también tiene páginas de amor. Abrumados por la cantidad de fechas, aniversarios, nombres de lugares célebres y de no menos célebres protagonistas que tuvieron parte en hechos memorables, nos olvidamos en múltiples ocasiones de que estos últimos eran hombres y mujeres de carne y hueso, con todas las virtudes, los defectos, las miserias y las grandezas que podemos reconocer tan claramente en nuestros contemporáneos… y en nosotros mismos también. Este libro nos cuenta sus conmovedoras historias con pasiones irremediables.

Reconocido por los lectores y la crítica, dentro y fuera de su país, como una de las nuevas voces más destacadas de la literatura latinoamericana, el argentino Luis Benítez nos acerca en esta nueva novela de su autoría una visión singular: la de un siglo XIX donde Europa se bambolea entre la bancarrota y las luchas imperiales, mientras las historias individuales de los hombres y las mujeres comunes sufren las consecuencias de la ambición y el delirio de los más poderosos. En medio de esta trama se desliza la sombra de Charles Baudelaire, el padre de la poesía moderna, asediado por el ...

Memorial Day is an important and special holiday, but some people forget why we celebrate it. On the last Monday of May each year, people around the country gather and remember the men and women who've died while serving in the U.S. military. This educational book encourages readers to reflect on the sacrifices military personnel make to protect our country. This book also touches upon the more lighthearted side of the holiday and the different types of celebrations that people have each year. Featuring full-color photographs and accessible text, this book is sure to engage beginning readers.

A foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy grave... When Dirk Pitt of NUMAr is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases - but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? However, there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt's investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There he and NUMAr colleague Al Giordino must battle ...

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover. Their theories—and the discoveries that prove and disprove them—are highlighted in this fascinating volume, full of awe-inspiring facts and incredible breakthroughs. Readers will feel like anthropologists and archaeologists themselves as they read about bones and artifacts, and what they reveal about the ancient cultures that roamed...

Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory, and pain, of being Latino American. Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such...