La Campana de la Libertad (The Liberty Bell)

Did you kow that Benjamin Franklin wanted a turkey to be the symbol of America instead of the bald eagle? Discover interesting facts about why the bald eagle is important to Americans, how it became a symbol for our country, and more in The Bald Eagle.

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

From the Carnival celebration in Ponce to El Yunque National Forest, there's a lot to see and do in Puerto Rico. This island territory lies in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico introduces the state's history, geography, climate, economy, people, and places. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

El texto que el lector tiene en sus manos está dotado de una gran carga religiosa polémica pero conteniendo asimismo uno de los relatos más famosos e impactantes de conversión al islam del Mediterráneo occidental. Es un texto agresivo, pero también un texto espiritual. No es una mera obra justificativa de una conversión (¿por qué justificarse al cabo de tantos años?), sino la narración del tránsito de un espíritu, hecha desde los últimos pasos de la vida. El Turmeda escritor de éxito en catalán deja paso al Abd Allâh at-Tarchumân, hombre de éxito en Túnez, para recapitular ...

Uno de los libros que inspiró el código da Vinci. La conocida investigadora Margaret Starbird nos ofrece en este apasionante libro nuevas revelaciones sobre uno de los secretos mejor guardados de la Iglesia católica: el matrimonio sagrado. Mediante una in