El Cid Campeador

A la poesía taurina, dice Carlos Marzal, le conviene ser menos taurina que poética. La propia riqueza ritual de la fiesta, en efecto, representa uno de sus mayores riesgos literarios, porque pone a disposición de los poetas un atrezo, un repertorio de elementos adjetivos que tienden al tremendismo o los oropeles gremiales, el costumbrismo circunstancial o la grandilocuencia funeraria. Buscando la sutileza, la levedad, y al mismo tiempo el núcleo esencial de la tauromaquia, esta antología personal prescinde de los clásicos más obvios -Manuel Machado, Gerardo Diego, Lorca, Alberti o...

Discover Dinosaurs Spanish Edition. Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived millions of years ago. It was a long time before there were any people on the earth. Scientists have looked at dinosaur bones and found out many things about what they were like. Nobody knows why the dinosaurs disappeared. People have made pictures to show what they might have looked like. What do we know about dinosaurs?

What does the phrase "once in a blue moon" refer to? What is the difference between a waning gibbous moon and a waning crescent moon? What is the atmosphere on the Moon like? How does the Moon create tides? Students will learn the answers to these questions and more as they read all about the Moon! This nonfiction Spanish book introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary as they are engaged in reading. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the fun lab activity...

Practice nonstandard measurement at the zoo! This exciting, Spanish-translated title encourages readers to practice measuring their favorite zoo animals, such as elephants, giraffes, pandas, and more. A gorilla weighs the same as three men! When a cheetah runs, its stride length is the length of three men! An elephant weighs the same as three pickup trucks! Vivid images, fun practice questions, early STEM themes, and helpful mathematical diagrams make nonstandard measurement entertaining and easy for children to understand.