John Steinbeck
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Description
This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. Annotation. In 1940, Steinbeck and his friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, ventured into the Gulf of California to search for marine invertebrates along the beaches. This exciting, day-by-day account of their trip, drawn from the longer...
23) The long valley
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Description
the chrysanthemums;the white quail;flight;the snake;breakfast;the raid;the harness;the vigilante; johnny bear;the murder;st. katy the virgin;red pony,the gift,the great mountains,the promise;the leader of the people
27) La perla
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
The story of a simple pearl fisherman and his family and how their lives are forever altered by the discovery of a giant pearl.
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
En buena medida, debemos a la obra de novelistas como Steinbeck nuestra idea de la América genuina, esa que, ajena a la sofisticasción, está hecha de trabajos duros y personalidades fuertes. A los 58 años, John Steinbeck decidió prescindir de las convenciones de la ficción y empredió un viaje por Estados Unidos con vistas a obtener una impresión directa de su paisaje y sus gentes. Acompañado de su perrito Charley, recorrió cuarenta estados,...