En la tierra (On Land)

Entre Lisboa, Madrid y San Sebastián, la inspiración musical del jazz envuelve una historia de amor. El pianista Santiago Biralbo se enamora de Lucrecia y son perseguidos por su marido, Bruce Malcolm. Mientras, un cuadro de Cézanne también desaparece y Toussaints Morton, procedente de Angola y patrocinador de una organización ultraderechista, traficante de cuadros y libros antiguos, participa en la persecución. La intriga criminal se enreda siguiendo un ritmo meticuloso e infalible. Esta historia es un homenaje al cine negro americano y a los tugurios en donde los grandes músicos...

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

In 1833, American and Tejano colonists wanted independence from the Mexican government. Through a bloody Texas Revolution, the independent Republic of Texas was born! Readers will be enthralled as they make their way through this exciting and compelling book that has been translated into Spanish. This book uses vivid images, intriguing facts and sidebars in conjunction with easy-to-read text and an accessible glossary and index to enlighten readers about such things as the Law of April 6, 1830, the Battle of Gonzalez, the Siege of Bexar, "The Consultation", and The Alamo. Along with these...

Antologia de textos d'autors d'arreu del món, per motivar la lectura i desenvolupar la comprensió lectora. Al final de cada lectura es planteja un treball lector estructurat en aquests epígrafs: - Comprueba que lo has entendido todo - Descubre palabras nuevas - Inventa historias - Comparte ideas