La admirable aventura de Malala

Mientras haya hombres y mujeres dispuestos a entregar la vida por amor al evangelio, ninguna nacion sera inaccesible. Adoniram Judson - primer misionero estadounidense en el extranjero - anhelaba llevar las Buenas Nuevas de salvacion a la sombria tierra de Birmania. Su anhelo se vio cumplido, pero a que precio. Adoniram sobrevivio a la inanicion, al encarcelamiento y a la tortura - tanto en tierra firme como en alta mar - para acabar siendo testigo de la muerte de sus seres queridos. A pesar de la afliccion y la depresion, Adoniram Judson completo la que hasta el dia de hoy continua siendo la ...

Sofía Vasilievna Korvin-Krukovski Kowalevsky se sintió atraída por las matemáticas desde muy joven, pero para poder estudiarlas tuvo que vencer la oposición de su familia, que consideraba que su estudio no era apropiado para una joven. Se vio obligada a aceptar un matrimonio de conveniencia para así poder salir de Rusia y tener acceso a una educación de nivel superior. Tampoco en Alemania las cosas estaban mucho mejor, pero Karl Weierstrass le dio clases privadamente y dirigió su tesis doctoral. Gracias a la intervención de Mittag-Leffler conseguiría una plaza de profesora en...

Readers will set their eyes to the night sky in this fascinating book about astronomers. This volume is a perfect combination between STEM and career guidance as it introduces readers to the different ways astronomers use science, technology, engineering, and math in their work every day. Readers will love learning about celestial bodies and space phenomena, as well as the different processes and equipment astronomers use to observe, collect, and analyze data. This book also covers the steps a person can take to become an astronomer. The curriculum-based information in this book is conveyed...

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...