Haciendo Formas

El amor que sentimos por “el tigre que come de la mano”, como se ha llamado en Japón al más doméstico de los felinos, no es un fenómeno reciente. Venerado por los antiguos egipcios, compañía silenciosa de artistas y poetas, de magos y de brujas, adorado por igual en Oriente y Occidente, en todas las épocas y las culturas el ser humano le rindió culto al gato e intentó dar cuenta de su belleza y misterio. ¿Qué los vuelve seres tan especiales? ¿Por qué nos fascinan tanto? Con enorme gracia y erudición, Carl Van Vechten explora aquí la figura del gato en la literatura, la...

La colección ESTRATEGIAS DE SUPERVIVENCIA recoge todas aquellas tretas, señuelos y actividades que desarrollan los animales y las plantas tanto para defenderse como para atacar, para sobrevivir en medios hostiles, para reproducirse con éxito entre los dep

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. This primary source book explores California’s unique geography: the coastal region, the Central Valley, the mountain region, and the desert region. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade...

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...