La Independencia de México

Desconsolado por la muerte de su hijo, caído en acción durante su primera batalla, un viejo hombre de mar decide escribir sus memorias, que reconstruye a partir de las notas que dejó en sus cuadernos de bitácora y diarios de navegación. Así nos adentramos en la vida de Pepe el Timonel, un marino al servicio del capitán Manuel Azueta que se desempeñó con honores, entre otras naves, en la insigne corbeta escuela Zaragoza y el buque de guerra Guerrero, el más grande, poderoso y moderno que la armada mexicana tuvo a principios del siglo xx; y que acompañó a los cadetes de la Escuela...

"En el bosque, debajo de la tierra, a través de las nubes o las flores, surcando los ríos o los mares o bajando los montes, se escucha un poderoso rumor; son las criaturas que habitan el universo y cuya presencia se siente a medida que se avanza entre las estrofas de este poema hasta convertirse en un rugido incontenible."--P. [4] of cover.

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of data analysis. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers' learning experience and show how data analysis works in the real world. In this book, readers look at data about the population of Chicago in order to learn more about the city. This...

The skeletal system is made up of bones. They support and protect your body and help it work. Some bones help you run, or pick up a pencil; others protect organs, like the skull, which protects your brain. Learn about bones, joints and more in this informative book.

In today's chaotic world, opportunities abound for youth to disengage from community and worship. Once this happens, young people often don't come back. The National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry wrote From Age to Age in 1997 as part of multiple-year response, to increase youth participation in worship. The document sparked national dialogue on how Roman Catholic parishes might best reach out to and involve youth in Catholic worship. From Age to Age revisits the liturgical principles of Vatican Council II and applies them in creative ways. The document provides strategies to help...