Corazón de cobre

Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses' life for the next four decades. As Ulysses returns home to London,...

George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography translated in Spanish. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content, while a simple, interesting experiment leaves Spanish-speaking children...

Quien lea las cartas que contiene este libro se sentira retado como cristiano a una experiencia de su fe mas arriesgada, mas comprometida, pero tambien mucho mas fructifera porque Cristo sabe corresponder a quien le busca y le sigue de corazon. El lector experimentara esa mezcla de atraccion y temor que siempre produce el Evangelio de Jesus, porque provoca a una eleccion definitiva en la que se pone en juego la vida ante el presente y ante la eternidad. El paso adelante que todos estamos llamados a dar se hace posible a impulsos del amor eterno de Dios, demostrado en la cruz de Cristo Jesus....

Learning Responsibility At Home And In School Are Addressed In This Book. How It Makes You Feel Better About Yourself If You Are Responsible And Do The Right Thing And How Other People Notice Too. Complete K-5 Social Skills Collection. Paired With A Fiction Social Skills Title.