El Arte

Gretchen es una chica de catorce años. Ella y su familia, los Sackmeier, son conocidos en el vecindario como los “Cinco Sacos”. Todo empieza a cambiar cuando su madre, Elisabeth, se rebela y decide darse una oportunidad como mujer: se pone a trabajar con el deseo de poder retomar los estudios y convertirse en asistenta social, además, se pone a dieta para mejorar su imagen y crecer en autoestima. Su marido no ve con buenos ojos tanto cambio. Esta nueva situación coincide con la etapa convulsa de la adolescencia de Gretchen.

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...

Había una vez un gorrión muy preocupado. Todas las demás aves levantaban la vista para mirar el magnífico cielo azul y cantaban de alegría; pero no el gorrión muy preocupado. Él solo se preocupaba. Le preocupaba volar, le preocupaba que le faltara comida, le preocupaba encontrar una pareja y construir un nido... ¡y sobre todo le preocupaba el terrible gavilán!Hasta que descubrió algo muy importante.There was once a Very Worried Sparrow. All the other birds looked up at the bright blue sky and sang for joy. But not the Very Worried Sparrow. He just worried. He worried about flying,...

All Spanish Prepositions This book is intended to explain how to use the 23 prepositions existing in the Spanish language to students of Spanish as a second language or to Spanish native speakers who want to acquire, refresh or improve their knowledge on this topic. Studying prepositions in any language is one of the hardest tasks because there are several rules to follow as well as some exceptions. The various rule categories are explained for each preposition along with numerous examples. These examples cover different contexts to give the reader multiple usage options of the language...