La Biblia en accion / The Bible in Action

Reveals the truth about cannibalism in pre-Columbian America, avoiding sensationalism and opting for historical accuracy on a matter that has been subjected to all sorts of misinterpretations as well as mistaken beliefs.

Teach students about the years of change and reform between World War I and World War II. With this Spanish-translated book, readers will learn about events such as the Harlem Renaissance, suffrage, the stock market crash on "Black Tuesday," and the Great Depression. Primary source documents and images, and other engaging features, aid students in understanding the social studies content.

Whether you call your January 6th celebration El Dia de los Reyes or the Feast of the Epiphany, you're celebrating a day dedicated to the three kings. Sometimes called the three wise men or the magi, these figures are part of the Christmas story and often appear in nativity scenes during this time of year. In some places, they're more important than Santa Claus. In this volume, readers discover the history of the three kings' story as well as how they are celebrated in cultures around the world today.

La expedición de Richard Francis Burton a Harar, ciudad de Etiopía a la que ningún europeo había tenido acceso, marca un hito fundamental en el conocimiento del interior de África, al abrir una vía de penetración que en pocos años había de llevar al descubrimiento de los Grandes Lagos, las fuentes del Nilo, y las complejas y fascinantes culturas de los pueblos que habitaban en el corazón del continente africano. Burton, explorador audaz e imaginativo, orientalista de vastos conocimientos y escritor de primer orden, logra que su libro pueda leerse al mismo tiempo como el apasionante...