La vida con los otros

Inspirada en la reflexión serena sobre la realidad íntima y sobre la existencia, la obra de Francisco Brines, reunida aquí en edición definitiva, trasluce coherencia y constancia, y, a la vez, sutiles transformaciones. Así, la lucidez precoz de Las brasas (1960, Premio Adonais 1959) da paso a los poemas histórico-narrativos que conforman Materia narrativa inexacta (1965) y al sinuoso y reflexivo Palabras a la oscuridad (1966, Premio de la Crítica). Aún no (1971) abre caminos nuevos, como la sátira y un desgarrado existencialismo que preconiza la visión desengañada y metafísica de...

¿Sabías que los dragones de Komodo son los lagartos más grandes del mundo? Usan la lengua para oler a otros animales. Aprende estos y otros sorprendentes datos en Yo soy el dragón de Komodo. Did you know that Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world? They use their tongues to smell other animals. Learn these and other impressive facts in I Am a Komodo Dragon.

November 1940. A circus parade walks through the streets of Warsaw, waving a flag and singing. They are 160 Jewish children, forced by the Nazis to leave their beloved orphanage. It's a sad occasion, but led by Doctor Korczak, their inspirational director, the children are defiantly joyful. Their new home is in the ghetto, a prison for Jews. Two years later they board the train that will carry them away to the death camps. Offered his freedom, Doctor Korczak refuses to abandon the children and proudly joins them on their last journey. This profoundly moving illustrated book is based on the...

Gente que hay que conocer is a series of biographies designed for beginning readers. Each book introduces one of the most important individuals in recent times and explains what makes her or him so remarkable. People We Should Know, a companion English-language edition, is also available.