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FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE BECAME KNIGHTS, AND WHAT KINDS OF WEAPONS THEY USED AND WHAT KNIGHTS DID WHEN THEY WERE NOT FIGHTING. THIS NEW USBORNE DISCOVERY BOOK, WITH AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHS AND COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, EXPLORES IN FASCINATING AND SOMETIMES DESCRIPTIVE DETAIL HOW KNIGHTS LIVED, DIED, AND EVENTUALLY DIED OUT ALTOGETHER.

En 1917 el Endurance daba por concluida una fracasada e histórica expedición a la Antártida que zarpó al comienzo de la Primera Guerra Mundial. Sir Ernest Shackelton partió al mando de esta última gran aventura polar sin esperar siquiera alcanzar la meta, constatando que los mapas son a veces simples imposibilidades. ¿Hasta dónde se puede confiar en el orden que se presenta como inamovible? Travesías por la incertidumbre cuestiona el sistema de certezas sobre el que la cultura de Occidente ha conformado su pensamiento y el sistema lógico que ha impuesto al mundo durante largos...

Day of the Dead is a very important holiday in Latin America. It is sometimes incorrectly thought of as a morbid holiday, or a Mexican version of Halloween. While the word "dead" or "muertos" is in the name, this holiday is the way that the people of Mexico honor the lives of ancestors, celebrate the joy of life, and connect with their Mexican heritage. Young readers will enjoy the amazing, colorful photographs of the Day of the Dead celebration, and a supportive glossary helps expand their vocabularies along with their cultural awareness.

Ese par de ojos avellana, esa sonrisa tímida y graciosa, esos labios de algodón, son el sitio perfecto que encontraron mis sentimientos para suicidarse.