Kolmogórov

Meet six women who did great things. They were leaders in politics, civil rights, healthcare, science, and sports. They helped and inspired others. All of them followed their dreams. Discover the journeys they took. This inspiring Spanish book introduces second grade students to the lives of notable women including Marie Curie, Clara Barton, Wilma Rudolph, Rosa Parks, and more. Engaging images in conjunction with easy-to-read text and basic text features provide readers with an inviting reading and learning experience.

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...

Expressive language by the Mexican ballerina, choreographer, and teacher explores what she calls the "poetry of images" in Puebla--a classical ballet and an interpretative modern dance with multiple people forming a slithering snake across the stage--accompanied by a series of stunning black and white photographs that capture the variety of expression and the fluid grace of the dancers.

«De vez en cuando me han pedido que contara mi experiencia personal de la literatura o que escribiera sobre algunos de mis maestros, y yo he procurado hacerlo siempre con un máximo de claridad y franqueza. Cuando he tenido que explicarme en público, he procurado hacerlo por escrito: detesto la improvisación, la charla presuntamente espontánea y en el fondo hecha de muletillas y rutinas, de una autoindulgencia intelectual que se ha convertido en costumbre cuando los escritores van a eso que se llama, algo ignominiosamente, hacer bolos.» Con ese mismo espíritu ‹claridad y franqueza‹...