El judaísmo y la literatura occidental

Un joven escritor que lava platos en las mazmorras de un restaurante oriental evoca las voces de sus amigos y de sus numerosas mujeres en un vertiginoso testimonio de lenguas y pieles africanas, orientales, latinas y también francesas. Pocas veces una obra de ficción ha palpado con tanto dramatismo, tensión y belleza el mundo de los inmigrantes. El síndrome de Ulises, como se llama a las pesadumbres de los inmigrantes en la soledad de un país desconocido, a las que se incuban en los guetos donde se hacinan los extranjeros ilegales, es una novela más cercana al París desaforado y...

Germs. Everybody has them! Some germs help people. Some germs can harm people. Add and subtract with tens as you learn all about germs. This Spanish math book combines math and reading skills and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject-area content. The dynamic images, detailed sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning arithmetic easy and fun. Text features include a table of contents, a glossary, an index, and captions to build vocabulary and increase understanding of math and reading concepts. An in-depth problem-solving section provides additional...

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

Describes To Young Readers What Flippers Look Like, That Some Animals Use Flippers To Swim Or Crawl, And Tells Of Different Animals That Have Flippers.