La Misión de San José (Discovering Mission San José)

What would happen if the Moon disappeared? We would try every possible way to get it back. As in everyday life, this book shows us that the answers to our problems are sometimes so close we just can't see them.

Surveys the life of the American statesman, lawmaker, writer of the Federalist Papers, and first secretary of treasury under George Washington.

JORGE CARRIÓN (Tarragona, 1976) ha sido profesor en Guatemala, Chicago y Barcelona; y escritor en los cinco continentes. Sus crónicas y críticas literarias han aparecido en medios españoles como Lateral, Quimera, Letras Libres, Clarín y Cultura/s, o latinoamericanos como Travesías y La Tempestad. Es autor de una novela, Ene (2001), y de versiones de Dante y Bernat Metge. Sus textos han sido antologados en México, Argentina y España. Actualmente trabaja en varios proyectos de literaturas de viaje (que transcurren en un meridiano que va desde Australia hasta París, pasando por...

Go for the goal with this text, which examines fascinating female sports heroes who’ve proved to the world that gender is no barrier to athletic success. Readers will delight in learning about the lives of Mia Hamm, Wilma Rudolph, and the Williams sisters, as well as other important women who’ve broken barriers in sports. Readers will be inspired to pursue a career in athletics after learning about how others have achieved success in spite of great obstacles. The biographical nature of the text supports social studies curricula, and fact boxes and a comprehensive timeline provide...