Thomas Edison

Even young readers were likely saturated with exposure to Hillary Clinton over the course of the 2016 presidential election. But do they really know who she is and what she has accomplished? This volume bridges the gap between current news stories and what elementary readers really know about the first female presidential candidate. By illuminating the life and story of this powerhouse of politics, young readers can learn and be inspired by a story of perseverance, service to others, and commitment to beliefs. With a vivid, age-appropriate narrative, this much-needed volume is sure to be...

Presents a collection of poetry and lullabies by a number of Colombian authors and poets including Jose Silva and Eduardo Castillo.

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!

Combinando la filosofía y el arte de épocas y géneros diversos, Danto ofrece una panorámica de la universalidad de la producción estética, a medio camino entre la monografía filosófica y la meditación memorística, poniendo en tela de juicio la creencia popular según la cual el arte es un concepto indefinible. Danto sostiene que una obra de arte se define siempre por dos criterios esenciales, el significado y la materialización, a los que se les suma un tercer criterio, el de la interpretación que cada espectador aporta a esa obra.

Explains, in simple terms, the reasons for skin color, how it is determined by heredity, and how various environmental factors affect it.