Download or read book The Lost Apple written by Maria Torres and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2004-08-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1960 to 1962, 14,048 Cuban minors arrived in Miami. María de los Angeles Torres was six years old when she took part in this massive airlift-now known as Operation Pedro Pan-in which parents, terrified that the new communist government would ship their children to Soviet work camps, sent them instead to America. Torres examines the event from both a historical and a personal perspective. This 'relentless investigator of history' (Miami Herald) forces declassification of key documents, challenging us all finally to come to terms with this pivotal yet largely neglected exodus.

Download or read book Hear My Voice Escucha mi voz written by and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Testimony of Children A moving picture book for older children and families that introduces a difficult topic, amplifying the voices and experiences of immigrant children detained at the border between Mexico and the US. The children's actual words (from publicly available court documents) are assembled to tell one heartbreaking story, in both English and Spanish (back to back). Each spread is illustrated in striking full-color by a different Latinx artist. A portion of sales will be donated to human rights organizations that work with children on the border.

Download or read book Libros de los Estados Unidos written by United States. Department of State. Office of Information and Educational Exchange and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Picturebooks Representation and Narration written by Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-03 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses the aesthetic and cognitive challenges of modern picturebooks from different countries, such as Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and USA. The overarching issue concerns the mutual relationship between representation and narration by means of the picturebooks’ multimodal character. Moreover, this volume includes the main lines of debate and approaches to picturebooks by international leading researchers in the field. Topics covered are the impact of paratexts and interpictorial allusions, the relationship between artists’ books, crossover picturebooks, and picturebooks for adults, the narrative defiance of wordless picturebooks, the representation of emotions in images and text, and the depiction of hybrid characters in picturebooks. The enlargement of the picturebook corpus beyond an Anglo-American picturebook canon opens up new horizons and highlights the diverging styles and genre shifts in modern picturebooks. This tendency also demonstrates the influence of specific authors and illustrators on the appreciation of the picturebook genre, as in the case of Astrid Lindgren’s picturebooks and the picturebooks created by renowned illustrators, such as Anthony Browne, Wolf Erlbruch, Stian Hole, and Bruno Munari. This book will be the definite contribution to contemporary picturebook research for many years to come.

Download or read book Fictions of Well Being written by Michael Solomon and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late medieval and early modern Spain, physicians began to translate and refashion medical information for lay readers. This book explores the concept of the sickly reader, a highly motivated individual whom medical writers encouraged to seek out useful remedies and efficacious hygienic practices in various vernacular health guides.

Download or read book Salsa written by Jorge Argueta and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-02-22 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa. A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while. The children imagine that their ingredients are different parts of an orchestra — the tomatoes are bongos and kettledrums, the onion, a maraca, the cloves of garlic, trumpets and the cilantro, the conductor. They chop and then grind these ingredients in the molcajete, along with red chili peppers for the “hotness” that is so delicious, finally adding a squeeze of lime and a sprinkle of salt. When they are finished, their mother warms tortillas and their father lays out plates, as the whole family, including the cat and dog, dance salsa in mouth-watering anticipation. Winner of the International Latino Book Award for Guacamole, Jorge Argueta has once again written a recipe-poem that families will delight in. Each book in the cooking poem series features a talented illustrator from the Latino world. In Salsa the text is complemented by the rich, earthy illustrations of multiple award-winning illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh. His interest in honoring the art of the past in contemporary contexts is evident in these wonderful illustrations, which evoke the pre-Columbian Mixtec codex. Key Text Features recipe Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

Download or read book 1 2 3 Magia written by Thomas Phelan PhD and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 child discipline book, now available in Spanish! "¡Las ideas de este libro funcionan! Realmente es como magia, siento que recuperé el mando." La segunda edición del exitoso 1-2-3 Magia que ha vendido 1.8 millones de copias internacionalmente en más de 20 idiomas por el aclamado experto Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D. ha compilado dos décadas de estudio y experiencia en un fácil de usar programa diseñado para padres haciendo esfuerzo para conectar con sus hijos mas profundamente para ayudarlos a crecer y desarrollarse en niños, adolescentes y adultos saludables y capaces. Dr. Phelan explica la complicada tarea de crianza en tres pasos sencillos: Ayudando a sus niños a aprender como controlar sus emociones y abstener del mal comportamiento, incluyendo: cómo manejar la rivalidad entre hermanos, berrinches, pucheros y mentiras. Fomentando el buen comportamiento y proveyendo observaciones positivas. Fortaleciendo la relación con tus hijos para resforzar el vínclulo natural entre padres-hijos. Usted encontrara instrumentos que podrá usar en cualquier situación, además, aprenderá de experiencias reales de otros padres que han navegado retos comunes de crianza como reluctancia para hacer tareas, faltas de respeto, problemas a la hora de dormir o quedándose dormidos a través de la noche. Por años, millones de padres alrededor del mundo han usado el premiado programa 1-2-3 Magia para ayudar a que sus hijos desarrollen inteligencia emocional, criar familias más saludables y felices, y devolverle la alegría a la familia.

Download or read book The Pan American Book Shelf written by and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Juego de libertad written by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En esta biografía impactante y vibrante, el galardonado creador Duncan Tonatiuh echa luz sobre el legado de un legendario capoeirista, Mestre Bimba, quien se resistió a la opresión racial a través del arte y convirtió una práctica marginada en un fenómeno global Una meia lua silbó a través del aire. El golpe fue evadido y le siguió un aú. Dos jóvenes estaban jugando a la capoeira en medio de la roda. Bimba también quería jugar. Aunque se debate cuándo y dónde se originó exactamente la capoeira, una forma de arte que combina las artes marciales, la danza, las acrobacias, la música y la espiritualidad, una cosa es segura: a principios del siglo XX Brasil era el único país en el mundo en el que se jugaba a la capoeira, y era practicada principalmente por personas de ascendencia africana. En 1890, dos años después de que Brasil aboliera oficialmente la esclavitud, el juego fue prohibido. La sociedad rica y de piel más clara temía y menospreciaba la capoeira, viéndola como un juego de “malandros”, como llamaban las personas en el poder a las comunidades negras y pobres a las que despreciaban. Pero, a principios de la década de 1920 en la ciudad de Salvador, un hombre llamado Bimba abogaría por que la capoeira, y quienes la practicaban, fueran tratados con la dignidad y el respeto que se merecían. La prosa lírica y el adorado estilo de ilustración de Duncan Tonatiuh, inspirado en los códices precolombinos, cuentan la historia de quien se podría decir fue el mejor capoeirista de todos los tiempos, quien luchó para convertir una actividad afrobrasileña perseguida e incomprendida en un arte célebre y practicado por millones de personas en todo el mundo. En 2014, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO) designó a la capoeira como un Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad, una distinción otorgada por su promoción de la integración social y la memoria que guarda de la lucha contra la opresión histórica. En Juego de libertad, el galardonado Tonatiuh nos brinda una conmovedora celebración de la solidaridad y la resistencia a través del arte.

Download or read book Approximation Theory written by Ole Christensen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-03-18 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concisely written book gives an elementary introduction to a classical area of mathematics—approximation theory—in a way that naturally leads to the modern field of wavelets. The exposition, driven by ideas rather than technical details and proofs, demonstrates the dynamic nature of mathematics and the influence of classical disciplines on many areas of modern mathematics and applications. Key features and topics: * Description of wavelets in words rather than mathematical symbols * Elementary introduction to approximation using polynomials (Weierstrass’ and Taylor’s theorems) * Introduction to infinite series, with emphasis on approximation-theoretic aspects * Introduction to Fourier analysis * Numerous classical, illustrative examples and constructions * Discussion of the role of wavelets in digital signal processing and data compression, such as the FBI’s use of wavelets to store fingerprints * Minimal prerequisites: elementary calculus * Exercises that may be used in undergraduate and graduate courses on infinite series and Fourier series Approximation Theory: From Taylor Polynomials to Wavelets will be an excellent textbook or self-study reference for students and instructors in pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and engineering. Readers will find motivation and background material pointing toward advanced literature and research topics in pure and applied harmonic analysis and related areas.

Download or read book Mudworks Bilingual Edition Edicion Bilingue written by MaryAnn F. Kohl and published by Bright Ring Publishing. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best 50 clay, dough, modeling and amazing mixture activities from the original award-winning book, "Mudworks", are presented in a butterfly-page format -- Spanish on the left and English on the right -- for art exploration and enjoyment by kids of all ages. Extra easy for kids' caring adults. Plenty of indexes and Resource Lists in both Spanish and English. If you want to brush up on your Spanish, or learn it for the first time, this book will help you do it. Trying to learn English? Enjoy!! ""Mudworks Bilingual" provides a unique opportunity for children, parents, teachers, and grandparents to read and create art together without language barriers, bringing Familia closer together. I highly recommend it!" ~ Edward James Olmos, film and stage actor, and head of latino reading programs in Los Angeles.

Download or read book POEMAS Y PROSA DE UN ESCRITOR INCOMPRENDIDO written by LUIS ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ VÁZQUEZ and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro contiene ejemplos de la poesa y prosa del escritor puertorriqueo Luis Antonio Rodrguez Vzquez. Se incluyen poemas, artculos publicados en la prensa e inditos sobre diversos temas relacionados con Puerto Rico. Tambin se han incluido pensamientos del autor. El autor ha publicado trece libros con Lulu Press y ms de 25 folletos y otros dos libros adicionales personalmente. Ha escrito para diez peridicos de Puerto Rico para un total de 532 artculos publicados en la prensa. El autor escribe sobre diversos temas, especialmente sobre numismtica, historia, arqueologa y sexualidad. Recientmente public en Lulu un tratado sobre sexualidad titulado El Kama Sutra de Luis Antonio. Tambin public el libro ms completo sobre la historia monetaria de Puerto RIco y otro sobre datos histricos y numismticos de las fichas de haciendas de Puerto Rico.

Download or read book Valery Katsuba Phiscultura written by and published by TURNER PUBLICACIONES S.L.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phiscultura presents not just Katsuba's own work, color photographs of contemporary Russian athletes posed in Speedos and piled into gymnastic pyramids, but his inspiration, K. Bulla's late nineteenth and early twentieth century photographs of earlier generations of athletes, from the St. Petersburg's State Archive. The juxtaposition enhances the characteristics of Russia's past and future.

Download or read book Communicator written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Back to School Puzzlers written by James W. Perrin and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solve the first puzzle - a word puzzle - and it spells out "welcome." Subsequent puzzles concern learning the names of classmates, Columbus Day, autumn, Halloween, and more.

Download or read book Jos Antonio Torres Martino written by José Antonio Torres Martinó and published by La Editorial, UPR. This book was released on 2006 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An art book, a memoir and a critical appraisal, of its subject, artist Torres Martino (b. Puerto Rico). Includes selected bibliographies of works by and about the author and indexes of names and illustrations. "Ponce native humanist, Jos Antonio Torres Martino is a personage of many hats, a wizard that has handled many herbs with intelligence, talent and social commitment. He is presented to us as a contemporary renaissance man: painter, serigraphist, engraver, columnist, union leader, talk-radio host, television anchorman, professor of the university, journalist and art intellectual"- Mario E. Roche Morales.