Constitution Translated for Kids / La Constitucion Traducida Para Ninos

In this inspiring Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. Readers will feel engaged and inspired as they read about Rudolph's incredible journey from a young girl with polio, to her first encounter with track and field, to becoming one of the best Olympic athletes of her time! A timeline of Rudolph's life, a glossary, and index are provided for further understanding of the content and improvement in vocabulary.

Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten our belts. This view conveniently forgets where all that debt came from. Not from an orgy of government spending, but as the direct result of bailing out, recapitalizing, and adding liquidity to the broken banking system. Through these actions private...

Monjas budistas de quince años que se atreven a desafiar a los invasores chinos, niños que son reencarnaciones de dioses, adolescentes heroicos y ancianos de leyenda, torturadores y sabios ermitaños, policías corruptos y guerreros nómadas. Las montañas de Buda cuenta lo que se niega a desaparecer al otro lado del Himalaya: el espíritu de resistencia, la fe, el alma del Tíbet.

Después de " El libro del invierno " , llega este título, con las mismas características, pero con la primavera como tema central. Las ilustraciones, a doble página, están llenas de personajes, detalles, situaciones y escenarios relacionados con esta estación del año. El hecho de que no haya texto facilita que tanto prelectores como primeros lectores puedan disfrutar de las múltiples historias que, a través de los dibujos, va narrando el libro.