Mujeres en los negocios (Women in Business)

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.

La madre de Lucía ha muerto. Ahora los secretos, los misterios y las aventuras no han hecho nada más que comenzar... Lucía entra en Alma de la Tierra, un mundo en el interior del planeta repleto de magia y maldad donde conocerá a Max e ingresará en Savards, el Hogar de las Ocho Torres. Juntos no solo descubrirán los misterios de la magia, sino también los del amor. Sin embargo, el robo de un objeto legendario les obligará a abandonar la seguridad de Savards para iniciar un peligroso viaje a través de Alma, en el que se enfrentarán a todo tipo de enemigos. Y es que tendrán que...

Trained originally in the French classical manner, Matisse was inspired by the Impressionists and Cezanne to create a style that brought out the beauty of color, form and line by reducing them to the bare essentials. While considered a leader of the Fauves and an inspiration to most of the great figures in modern art, he wasn't interested in being associated with any school or trend. A family man who worked 'office hours' in his studio, he defies the image of the artist as a tortured soul. In a career spanning six decades, he produced masterpiece after masterpiece that constantly challenge...

November 1940. A circus parade walks through the streets of Warsaw, waving a flag and singing. They are 160 Jewish children, forced by the Nazis to leave their beloved orphanage. It's a sad occasion, but led by Doctor Korczak, their inspirational director, the children are defiantly joyful. Their new home is in the ghetto, a prison for Jews. Two years later they board the train that will carry them away to the death camps. Offered his freedom, Doctor Korczak refuses to abandon the children and proudly joins them on their last journey. This profoundly moving illustrated book is based on the...