Maria Zef

È l’ora della notte in cui il dottore parla onestamente, in cui non ha freni sulla lingua. «Non siamo più ai tempi del feudalesimo,» dice al suo amico conte Ademaro Novelli-Casazzi. Gli parla di una storia successa qualche tempo prima, del figlio di un fornaio che aveva picchiato a morte un nobiluccio che aveva osato approfittare della sorella. La giuria lo aveva assolto, e il popolo lo aveva acclamato in trionfo. Se un nobile si invaghisce di una contadina è necessario che la sposi: questo è il succo del discorso. Pochi giorni dopo, sarà l’Arciprete di Collefiorito in persona a...

In 1862, the American Civil War was underway, actively tearing the United States apart. At the start of the war, President Abraham Lincoln's main goal was preserving the Union, but he was now ready to make a stand on slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation was one of the most important documents of its time, but its contents can be confusing. This volume gives readers context for the proclamation, as well as explains what it says and its results, in uncomplicated language appropriate for those reading below level and those looking for a review of this subject.

This Spanish language edition of Yuyi Morales's Pura Belpré Award winner and New York Times Bestseller Dreamers is now available in paperback! Caldecott Honor artist and six-time Pura Belpré winner Yuyi Morales's gorgeous book Dreamers, and its Spanish language version Soñadores, are about making a home in a new place. Yuyi and her son Kelly's passage was not easy, and Yuyi did not speak any English at the time. But together, they found an unexpected, unbelievable place: the public library. There, book by book, they untangled the language of this strange new land, and learned to make their ...

La Aventura de los números es una colección de 7 cuadernos cuyo objetivo principal es afianzar el conocimiento de la serie numérica del 0 al 10 a través de sencillas y motivadoras actividades que también desarrollan otras habilidades lógicas como asociaciones, relaciones, resolución de situaciones problemáticas, etc., y conceptos relativos a la cuantificación, que ayudarán a los niños a construir una base sólida sobre la que sustentar los futuros aprendizajes en esta área. En ese título de la colección se trabajan el número 7 y repaso. Identificar según código, series...

Presents the numbers from one to ten, as well as groups up to fifty, and shows how to make potato prints of animals and flowers, decorate them with finger paints, and count them.