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Las hazañas del valeroso marinero Arturo Prat Chacón son retratadas a través de este hermoso comic, cuyas ilustraciones enmarcan una de las batallas más importantes de la Guerra del Pacífico.

"Sin duda, uno de los procesos históricos que más ha fascinado a los estudiodos de la historia nacional es el de la Guerra del Pacífico. Sus causas, sus batallas y sus protagonistas siguen llenando las páginas de libros, los que se publican cada año. Nos siguen fascinando las hazañas, el sacrificio y la lucha contra la adversidad. Y con razón, porque una sociedad que olvida y denosta a sus héroes patrios, tiene por delante un futuro oscuro.

Civilizaciones de la Antigüedad, como es el caso los griegos o de Roma, entendieron, quizás espontáneamente, la necesidad de mantener viva la llama de sus héroes. ¿Habrían logrado los griegos del siglo V poder resistir y vencer la invasión Persa sin la conciencia de un pasado glorioso que remontaban a la Guerra de Troya? ¿Habrían podido los romanos dominar el Mediterráneo sin el ejemplo republicano de Horacio, Cincinato y Escipión? Ambas naciones supieron sobreponerse y dejarnos su legado cultural. Los pueblos, como las personas, no solo necesitan de buen juicio para progresar; hace falta un elemento inspiracional que fomente la unidad y el esfuerzo por el bien común.

Arturo Prat Chacón nació en una hacienda, hacia 1848, en la actual región de Nuble, provincia de Itata, cuando la república chilena aún estaba en construcción. Posteriormente, se muda a Santiago y a los 10 años ingresa a la Escuela Naval, en Valparaíso, en donde forma lazos de amistad en el "Curso de los Héroes", , nombre que denomina a su generación, puesto que todos sus

integrantes tendrían una destacada participación en la Guerra del Pacífico.

Se suele recordar a Arturo Prat por el combate naval de 1879, pero existen muchos

Iquique no son más que el cierre de una vida entregada al deo O Higgins en 1868; su matrimonio con el gran amor de su vida, Carmela Carvajal en 1873 y la trágica muerte de su hija al año siguiente; su cercanía con la corbeta Esmeralda, donde incluso estudia para ser abogado, lo que logra en 1876 en la Universidad de Chile; su docencia, tanto en la Escuela Naval, preparando futuros oficiales, y en sus clases gratuitas para trabajadores en la Escuela Benjamín Franklyn;

su misión confidencial en Montevideo en 1878; o, el mismo bloqueo de Iquique en

1879. Todo esto es la antesala al 21 de mayo, momento donde su actuar no hace más que reflejar una actitud de sacrificio y honor que siempre caracterizo a Arturo.

Hoy, habiéndose cumplido casi 150 años del Combate Naval de lquique, y estando Chile en un momento de trascendencia histórica, cabe la pregunta sobre qué rescatar de nuestro patrimonio histórico para fomentarlo en nuestros jóvenes. La respuesta es clara: el ejemplo de Prat esta más atente que nunca, y sus ideales de entrega, valor y sacrificio son claves para la construcción de Chile, Por algo, está la famosa frase de Gabriela Mistral: "Es hermosa nuestra historia, y para dar en una narración a nuestros hijos la llamarada del heroísmo, no necesitamos recurrir ni a Grecia, ni Roma, si Prat fue toda Esparta".

Rodrigo Escobar Santis

Licenciado en Historia y Pedagogía Media.

Sobre el Autor e Ilustrador:

Christian Olivares Salas es Diseñador Gráfico y Licenciado en Historia. Actualmente se dedica a la enseñanza escolar y universita-ria. Ha desarrollado charlas, exposiciones y producido comics de Historia desde hace más de una década, con la intención de rescatar el patrimonio nacional y transmitirlo a las nuevas generaciones. Su esfuerzo se suma al de otros grandes divulgadores culturales que ha tenido nuestro país, como Orestes Plath o Themo Lobos. Christian Olivares ha desarrollado distintos libros de historia en comic, sobre personajes destacados y grandes episodios de nuestra historia, excelentemente documentados y revisados, para el deleite de los amantes de la historia y con el fin de rescatar nuestro legado para las futuras generaciones.

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Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
ALA Notable Children’s Book
School Library Journal Best Book
Newbery Medal
Library of Congress Children’s Books
Virginia Young Readers Award
Horn Book Fanfare
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medal-winning title by beloved author Katherine Paterson, with brand-new bonus materials including an author's note by Katherine herself and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Kate DiCamillo.

Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.

By New York Times bestselling author Kate DiCamillo. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for teen readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not at school.

First of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. A classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through fictional experiences of Okonkwo…

More than two million copies of Things Fall Apart have been sold in the United States since it was first published here in 1959. Worldwide, there are eight million copies in print in fifty different languages. This is Chinua Achebe's masterpiece and it is often compared to the great Greek tragedies, and currently sells more than one hundred thousand copies a year in the United States.

Historical Fiction.

Winner of the Newbery Medal and more Awards! Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, where boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are a lot of holes.

Throughout history, many civilizations have sprung up and later disappeared in the land we now call India.

This book charts the rise and fall of these civilizations, exploring their governments, culture, and geography. Readers will also discover how archaeologists have uncovered artifacts to learn about these ancient peoples and how the discoveries and innovations of Ancient India continue to influence the world today.

Journey back in time to witness the development of history's greatest civilizations with the Ancient World Series.

Features:

Detailed maps show where civilizations were located and how they expanded over time.

Sidebars explore how the innovations and discoveries of these ancient people continue to affect us today.

Short biographies explore the accomplishments and impact of key historical figures.

Timelines provide a reference of important events for each civilization.

"Have you ever seen a daffodil bulb?

These small, brown bulbs have layers of food stored inside.

They grow into beautiful flowers.

Read on to find out more about how daffodils grow."

Facts and photographs about the life cycles of familiar plants and foods are accessible to beginning readers in these high-interest books. Enthusiasm and interest will sprout when youngster encounter these colorful photos, graphic images, facts-in-brief, word hunts, and more.

How does all the work get done in a busy classroom?

One child passes out papers.

One child waters the plants.

Everyone helps out!

Read this book to learn more about classroom jobs.

Working, helping, sharing, and contributing is how kids see themselves in these pages and in their busy days. Vibrant images mirror the lively activities of kids being great kids.

Observa de cerca el mundo a tus pies y encontrarás muchos más insectos de los que imaginas. Este libro, INSECTOS, brinda fabulosas imágenes y datos increíbles. Los jóvenes lectores se sentirán inspirados al conocer un experto en insectos y aprender sobre cómo un escarabajo salvó a Australia.

Favorite topics in active and interactive print and digital books, specially designed for newly confident readers.

Look closer at the world at your feet and you will find there is more to bugs than meets the eye. BUGS features stunning close-up images combined with weird and wonderful bug facts. The book takes a 360 degree view of the natural history, history, and human impact of mini-beasts. It covers more than just insects, featuring other land invertebrates such as spiders, centipedes, worms, and snails. It delves into prehistory to show the ancient, giant ancestors of today’s creatures. Young naturalists will be inspired by meeting an insect explorer and expert and reading about how a beetle saved Australia. You can even find out how to make a bug snack!

From the food we eat to the air we breathe, plants are responsible for keeping the people on this planet alive.

 A True Book: Incredible Plants series introduces young investigative readers to many types of unusual and typical plants from photosynthesis, how they grow, and ways they survive in extreme environments. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Check out how plants have helped shape our society, and how we have in turn researched and reshaped plants into food, clothes, decorations, medicines, and many other wonders. 

Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger - a real-life, very large tiger - pacing back and forth in a cage. What's more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things - like memories, and heartaches, and tigers - can't be locked up forever.

Soon to be a major motion picture.

National Book Award Finalist.

From early successes such as Steamboat Willie and the Merrie Melodies series to modern masterpieces such as WALL-E and Spirited Away, the world of animated film and television has come a long way since its beginning. Readers will trace the history of animation from its earliest roots to its most recent successes and beyond. They will also learn about the different types of artists, engineers, and filmmakers who have made this incredible blend of art and technology possible throughout the decades. The complex text in this title allows readers to determine the main idea and explain how it is supported by key details. The diagrams, charts, and graphs add clarity and help students navigate the text.

Los vocablos indispensables para los estudiantes y quienes deseen aprender inglés.

Texto despejado y sencillo, que facilita su consulta. Sin arcaísmo y palabras en desuso.

Diseñado para hacer agradable, rápido y fácil su uso.

Now a Netflix original movie starring Lana Condor and Noah Centineo!

In this highly anticipated sequel to the “lovely, lighthearted” (School Library Journal) New York Times bestselling To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Lara Jean still has letters to write and even more to lose when it comes to love.

Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter.

She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever.

When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?

In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the New York Times bestseller To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, we see first love through the eyes of the unforgettable Lara Jean. Love is never easy, but maybe that’s part of what makes it so amazing.

This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared—and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mother’s infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When the plane crashes, killing the pilot, the sole survivor is Brian. He is alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present.

At first consumed by despair and self-pity, Brian slowly learns survival skills—how to make a shelter for himself, how to hunt and fish and forage for food, how to make a fire—and even finds the courage to start over from scratch when a tornado ravages his campsite. When Brian is finally rescued after fifty-four days in the wild, he emerges from his ordeal with new patience and maturity, and a greater understanding of himself and his parents.

In post WWII Russia, one boy dares to save an outlawed dog: the German shepherd!

World War II has just ended when thirteen-year-old Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods. It's dangerous - some say treasonous - to own a German dog after Germany attacked Russia, so Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to keep her alive.

But Mikhail's rival, Katia, is determined to find the dog she is sure he's hiding. At the same time, a soldier named Dimitri is breeding a new Russian dog at a nearby farm. So many dogs were lost in combat, to starvation, and in the slaughter of German dogs that the country is in dire need of every kind of dog. Dimitri, too, has suspicions of Zasha's existance, and would like nothing more than to add her to his breeding program. He'll have to compete with the armed dog thieves who are also on her trail.

Mikhail's inspiring journey to save his best friend, the last German shepherd in Russia, forces him to face some of life's hardest lessons about war, hate, forgiveness, hope, love, and man's best friend.

The stunning conclusion to the riveting Gregor the Overlander series by bestselling author Suzanne Collins.

 Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep The Prophecy of Time from Gregor. Gregor suspected it says something awful but he never imagined just how awful: It calls for the warrior's death. Now, with an army of rats approaching and his mom and sister still in Regalia, Gregor the warrior must gather up his courage to help defend Regalia and get his family home safely. The entire existence of the Underland is in Gregor's hands, and time is running out. There is a code to be cracked, a mysterious new princess, Gregor's burgeoning dark side, and a war to end all wars. This is the thrilling conclusion to Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling middle grade series.

Follow Gregor in fourth gripping adventure in Suzanne Collins's masterful New York Times bestselling Underland Chronicles! 

Now, in the fourth book in Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, Gregor is drawn into a crisis. For generations, rats have run the mice--or "nibblers"--out of whatever lands they've claimed, keeping them on the move. But now the mice are disappearing, and the young queen Luxa is determined to find out why.When Gregor joins her on a fact-finding mission, the true fate of the mice is revealed. It is something far more sinister than Gregor or Luxa had imagined--and it points the way to the final prophecy he has yet to fulfill. Will Gregor's role as warrior be put to the test?

Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she's his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they're all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for "bad kids." What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea-except that everything seems very wrong.

Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he's in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesn't recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on?

Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with them. Seriously, the place beats Wilderness School hands down, with its weapons training, monsters, and fine-looking girls. What's troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about, and that a camper's gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist they are all-including Leo-related to a god. Rick Riordan, the best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series, pumps up the action and suspense in The Lost Hero, the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. Fans of demi-gods, prophesies, and quests will be left breathless--and panting for Book Two.

At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy's instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through the Gaea's forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors from both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape? They have no choice. If the demigods don't succeed, Gaea's armies will never die. They have no time. In about a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood. The stakes are higher than ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of Tartarus.

In Stories with Soul – Connecting with the Light within our Hearts, you will find tales that inspire, teach, entertain, and that will fill your soul. Shared across different parts of the world, they are ancient, modern, and anonymous; these are profound tales that the author wants to convey to others because they stir emotions and reach the heart.
Filled with lessons that make us reflect and stay at our core, they all have one common theme: LOVE.
This book intends to reach the hearts of all people without exclusions. That’s why you can find universal stories and tales, so that all religions, all cultures, all races, and all the other “differences” that separate us are somehow represented here. They are short stories, though their impact leads us to what we truly are: spiritual beings with a human existence.