Picasso

During the American Civil War, the United States was on the brink of falling apart irrevocably. As states seceded and brother turned against brother, hope for reconciliation was dim. This conflict, an essential topic of the social studies curriculum, is skillfully presented from its origins in the Southern slave-trade economy to bloody battles and, later, Reconstruction. Striking photographs and artwork of integral events and people will resonate with readers, while interesting sidebar information gives them more to reflect on about this terrible war and the lessons it taught us.

As the son of the Japanese consul to Lithuania, young Hiroki watched his father help many Jewish refugees escape death at the hands of the Nazis through assistance from his family and friends after their visas were denied.

Mysterious ancient ruins, hidden deep in the jungle of southern Mexico In May 1840, explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood road their mules along a steep, muddy jungle path. They were hoping to find the ruins of an ancient, deserted site in Mexico they knew only from visitors’ accounts. Through the trees, they spied the remains of a crumbling stone palace. Palenque! In the weeks they spent there, the men discovered intricately designed buildings and mysterious glyphs, or symbols. Who built this city? What did the glyphs mean? The questions remained largely unanswered until the...

En las diferentes unidades hospitalarias de pediatría se tratan diariamente numerosas patologías de las cuales tienen que estar familiarizados los profesionales sanitarios que trabajan allí. Entre ellos se encuentran los auxiliares de enfermería, que dadas sus funciones tendrá una relación directa con el niño. En la primera parte trataremos las características evolutivas de los niños durante su desarrollo. En la segunda parte queremos identificar las principales patologías pediátricas y los cuidados que los auxiliares de enfermería realizarán. Tema 1: El niño sano: crecimiento y ...