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1) Violeta
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La pica y emocionante historia de una mujer cuya vida abarca los momentos histricos ms relevantes del siglo XX.Desde 1920 -con la llamada gripe espaola- hasta la pandemia de 2020, la vida de Violeta ser mucho ms que la historia de un siglo.Violeta viene al mundo un tormentoso da de 1920, siendo la primera nia de una familia de cinco bulliciosos hermanos. Desde el principio su vida estar marcada por acontecimientos extraordinarios, pues todava se sienten...
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4 de marzo de 1943. Hoy murió mi hermana de hambre y sed. Tenía tan sólo nueve meses de vida. Un soldado alemán del campo de concentración llevó su pequeño cuerpo a una de las tantas fosas donde se cremaban los cadáveres. Sin embargo, antes de lanzarlo, unas lágrimas escaparon de sus ojos. Todos estábamos sentados en el suelo húmedo y frío, tomados de las manos. Sabía que pronto nos uniríamos al destino de mi hermana.
3) Exterminio
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Bartolomé de las Casas, tras ir al Nuevo Continente en la Expedición de Ovando 1502, se instala en la Isla de La Española (Santo Domingo). Al principio, como el resto de sus compatriotas, esclaviza a un grupo de indios por medio del sistema de Encomienda, pero tras el sermón de un fraile llamado Montesinos, aborrece la explotación y crueldad que se emplea con los indios y decide renunciar a sus esclavos públicamente el día de Pentecostés de...
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A magical history book brings people from US history to life! With the help of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr, Sally Ride, Cesar Chavez, and the State of Liberty, a young boy learns about their historical significance in this engaging Reader's Theater script. The Spanish-translated script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on everyone's current reading level,...
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Inspirándose en la historia que el mundo olvidó y que el Gobierno ruso niega, Erin Litteken relata la crisis de una hambruna provocada por el hombre que, en Ucrania, robó casi cuatro millones de vidas.
Es 1929 y Katya tiene dieciséis años, está rodeada de su familia y enamorada de su amigo de la infancia. Cuando los activistas de Stalin empiezan a llegar a Ucrania defendiendo la grandeza de la agricultura colectiva, son solo unos pocos....
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In occupied France in 1943, a famous old sculptor finds the desire to work again on his last masterpiece when a beautiful young Spanish girl comes knocking after escaping a refugee camp in the South of France. Nominated for thirteen awards, including Best Film at the **Goya Awards.** "*...a contemplative ode to creativity and imagination.*" - Rene Rodriguez, ***The Miami Herald***
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Based on the true story of Elisabeth Eidenbenz and her female co-workers who saved the lives of almost 600 infants in World War II. In the early 1940's, refugees from all over Europe sought shelter in South Western France, escaping persecution from the Nazis and from Franco's regime in Spain. Among them, were countless women, some of them pregnant, and their young children. Young Red Cross nurse Elisabeth Eidenbenz transformed an old villa into a...
8) Zama
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Zama, an officer of the Spanish Crown born in South America, waits for a letter from the King granting him a transfer from the town in which he is stagnating, to a better place. His situation is delicate. He must ensure that nothing overshadows his transfer. He is forced to accept submissively every task entrusted to him by successive Governors who come and go as he stays behind. The years go by and the letter from the King never arrives. When ZAMA...
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The Spanish edition of I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916!
Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in Elm Hills, New Jersey. He has a job with his uncle Jerry at the local diner, three great friends, and the perfect summertime destination: cool, refreshing Matawan Creek. But Chet's summer is interrupted by shocking news. A great white shark has been attacking swimmers along the Jersey shore, not far from Elm Hills. Everyone in town is talking about...
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When sixteen-year-old Teresita, the illegitimate daughter of a late-nineteenth-century rancher, arises from death possessing the power to heal, she is declared a saint and finds her faith tested by the impending Mexican civil war.
Es 1889, y la guerra civil está elaborando cerveza en México. Una muchacha de 16 años, hija ilegítima pero querida de Teresita, del ranchero rico y de gran alcance pone a Tomas Urrea, estelas del sueño más extraño--un...
11) Machuca
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Gonzalo Infante (Matías Quer), an eleven-year-old boy, studies at Saint Patrick’s, a reputable religious school whose students come from the upper middle class of Santiago. The headmaster, Father McEnroe (inspired by the rector of Saint George Gerardo Whelan and played by Ernesto Malbrán), brings a new group of children to the establishment, all of them from the popular class, in order to educate them without discrimination, in an attempt to promote...
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Inés Suárez es una joven y humilde costurera extremeña que se embarca hacia el Nuevo Mundo para buscar a su marido, extraviado con sus sueños de gloria al otro lado del Atlántico. Anhela también vivir una vida de aventuras, vetada a las mujeres en la pacata sociedad del siglo XVI. En América, Inés no encuentra a su marido, pero sí un amor apasionado: Pedro de Valdivia, maestre de campo de Franciso Pizarro, junto a quien Inés se enfrenta...
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A Frank Guidry se le ha acabado la suerte. Fiel empleado del capo de la mafia de Nueva Orleans Marcello, Guidry sabe que todo el mundo es prescindible. Pero ahora le toca a él, sabe demasiado sobre el crimen del siglo: el asesinato de JFK. Sin apenas opciones, Guidry se echa a la carretera camino de Las Vegas para ver a un antiguo socio.
Guidry sabe que la primera regla para huir es "no detenerse", pero, cuando ve a una mujer parada en la carretera...
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Louis Pasteur is the scientist who first began pasteurization. This engaging Spanish biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Pasteur and how he had a major impact on the world of food science. Along with learning about Pasteur's dedication to studying various molds, bacteria, and yeast, readers will be encouraged to discover even more through a simple and stimulating lab activity!
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"Hay momentos en la vida en los que la única manera de salvarse a uno mismo es muriendo o matando. A finales del siglo XIX, durante la última etapa zarista, los Zucker, perseguidos por ser judíos, tienen que abandonar Rusia huyendo del horror y la sinrazón. A su llegada a la Tierra Prometida, Samuel Zucker adquiere las tierras de los Ziad, una familia árabe encabezada por Ahmed. Entre él y Samuel nace un fuerte vínculo, una sólida amistad...
16) El ruiseñor
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Bestseller) volume 1192/1
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"Viann and Isabelle have always been close despite their differences. Younger, bolder sister Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann lives a quiet and content life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine and their daughter. When World War II strikes and Antoine is sent off to fight, Viann and Isabelle's father sends Isabelle to help her older sister cope. As the war progresses, it's not only the sisters' relationship that is tested, but also...
17) Jauja
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An astonishingly beautiful and gripping Western starring Viggo Mortensen, JAUJA (pronounced how-ha) begins in a remote outpost in Patagonia during the late 1800s. Captain Gunnar Dinesen has come from abroad with his fifteen year-old daughter to take an engineering job with the Argentine army. Being the only female in the area, Ingeborg creates quite a stir among the men. She falls in love with a young soldier, and one night they run away together....
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Éric Garnier, historiador y autor de Los misterios de las pirámides (junto con Giani Cantu), El Santo Grial (con Xavier Coadic) o Cristóbal Colón, se une aquí con el especialista en Egipto André Tourelles, para presentar en este libro el resultado de sus investigaciones históricas: no se limitan a analizar la arquitectura, los distintos estratos de la sociedad egipcia, las clases nobles y el panteón. Abordan también los aspectos sociopolíticos...
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Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass relied on his own determination and ingenuity to carve a path to freedom. Once free, he dedicated his life to improving the lives of others and fighting for justice and equality. This inspirational Spanish biography uses primary sources to engage students in learning about the fascinating life of Frederick Douglass. Students will build their literacy skills as they are immersed in social studies content. Text...
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La Antología de la literatura armenia, traducida por Ani Khachatryan, nos ofrece la historia de Armenia desde los inicios hasta la situación actual. Se trata de un recorrido por las letras armenias desde sus primeros momentos hasta los autores más leídos del siglo XX. En esta antología encontrará la prosa de los cuatro grandes relatos que corresponden a los autores más apreciados de este país.
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