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From Mexico to the tip of South America, Latin America features varied scenery, including deserts, grasslands, plains, and mountains. Some are extreme: The Andes is the world's longest mountain range, and the Atacama Desert has not had rain for over 400 years! Latin America's remarkable landscape is an essential factor in its surprisingly different climatic zones. This insightful volume offers a comprehensive tour of the many vibrant countries of this fascinating region, highlighting its most striking areas in vivid photographs. It is also an inviting exploration of geography, natural...

This myth may have been the foundation for The Odyssey. Join Jason and the Argonauts as they encounter evil harpies, crashing cliffs, and a giant snake on their quest for the Golden Fleece.

La reina blanca narra la historia del amor entre Elizabeth Woodville y Eduardo IV, rey de Inglaterra. Un amor que causará un gran escándalo y cambiará el destino de Inglaterra para siempre. Inglaterra está en plena Guerra de las Rosas, una contienda familiar, una batalla que enfrenta a hermanos y primos que luchan para obtener el derecho a reclamar el trono de Inglaterra. Pero el rey se ha enamorado de la preciosa viuda y se casan en secreto a las pocas semanas. Cuando el matrimonio es descubierto, Elizabeth y su familia se ven pronto en el centro de una lucha por el poder en la corte...

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!