El desierto del amor

Los relatos de Lahiri giran en torno a las vivencias de las familias de ascendencia bengalí en Estados Unidos pero no se detienen en plasmar la experiencia de la inmigración, sino que retratan con gran fidelidad las vivencias y emociones que ocupan y preocupan a un amplio sector de la sociedad moderna

Discover how the heart and lungs work together to keep the blood flowing and the body breathing in this book that provides pictures of real hearts and lungs and accompanying diagrams. Readers will learn about circulation and breathing as well as related vocabulary.

Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, and who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.

In the 1800s, a Choctaw girl becomes friends with a slave boy from a plantation across the great river, and when she learns that his family is in trouble, she helps them cross to freedom.