The reader will find the book revealing with sporadic tragedy and humor. It is, based on the author's upbringing by struggling parents with many children. Working as a journalist on various English-language newspapers was equally dangerous. Many of his colleagues were, detained and tortured by the South African government for exposing the country's injustices to the outside world during student protests against apartheid, laws that separated citizens...

If today's human lived alongside other less endowed human species than ours (some sort of Neanderthal or Homo habilis) we would respect their differences and not consider them beings that we can use for our service. However, the fact that the closest species on the evolutionary scale to us, is the chimpanzee, puts us in a more delicate situation: to what extent do they suffer, are they masters of their fates or do they enjoy some features that we...

Celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Little Engine That Could with this all-time classic reillustrated by Caldecott Award-winning artist Dan Santat! The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls...

Belle uses sugar cubes to befriend a wild pony.

"Ariel dreams of becoming human, and when she falls in love with Prince Eric, she meets with the sea witch Ursula to make a deal"--

When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountain.

Un florilège de mythes, de contes et de légendes permet de pénétrer dans l'imaginaire d'Espagne Dans cette sélection, on rencontre à plusieurs reprises le très populaire roi Jaume I - le roi Jacques le Conquérant - vénéré encore aujourd'hui comme le vainqueur des Maures. D'autres contes déclinent de manière originale des motifs universellement connus: ainsi, un riche héritier en quête d'une fiancée capable de partager son amour pour...

Este libro constituye la continuación de Los números de la felicidad en dos Perúes (Vásquez et al., 2021), y desarrolla una tercera dimensión que se asocia a la felicidad de cada uno de los grupos estudiados. Luego de observar las condiciones de vida y características tangibles de nuestros jefes de hogar pobres y ricos en aquel primer volumen, los autores se fijan ahora en las intangibles, aquellas características subjetivas y difícilmente...

The first part is an illustrated retelling of the story of an apprentice sorcerer, Mickey Mouse, trying to save himself work by making some magic. The second part gives step-by-step instructions that make it easy to perform various magic tricks.