¡Ciencia!

Explore the everyday miracle of the microscopic world With spectacular macro photography and microscope images, this book reveals a hidden, living world full of intricate structures beyond the naked eye. Included are the tiniest insects and spiders; but looking deeper, you will discover truly microscopic creatures--even bacteria and viruses. Earth is home to more microbes, and more different types of microbes, than any other living organism. Bacteria on Earth outweigh humans by 1,100 to 1; and without them, all world ecosystems would collapse. This book reveals this vital, unseen realm, but...

Grandes ideas, explicaciones sencillas Con un lenguaje claro, El libro de la historia ofrece breves y sencillas explicaciones de las ideas que subyacen a los acontecimientos que han configurado nuestro mundo, esquemas que simplifican conceptos complejos e ingeniosas ilustraciones que juegan con nuestras ideas sobre el pasado. ¿Qué permitió el nacimiento de la democracia en la Antigua Grecia? ¿Qué provocó la caída del Muro de Berlín? Este libro de historia responde a estas y otras muchas preguntas sobre la historia del mundo revisando las civilizaciones, las revoluciones y los avances...

Grandes ideas, explicaciones sencillas Tan documentado como cautivador, con un texto absorbente y sugerentes ilustraciones, El libro del crimen aporta una nueva perspectiva sobre el crimen y la criminología. Desde los piratas y los salteadores hasta los asesinos en serie y los ciberdelincuentes del siglo XXI, cada artículo ofrece un vislumbre sobre la mente criminal y el sistema judicial. ¿Cómo se ganó Jack el Destripador su siniestro nombre? ¿Quién «vendió» la Torre Eiffel? ¿Cómo llevaron a cabo el atraco los ladrones del Hatton Garden? Este libro responde estas y otras muchas...

Ramon is a very absentminded mouse. The smallest things distract him and make him late for all his appointments. Today, though, his niece has invited him to her birthday party. Will he actually manage to arrive on time? This fun and interactive board book features a large clock with hands that children will be able to move according to the time mentioned in the story, using other clocks in the vibrant illustrations as clues. Ramón es un ratón muy despistado. Las cosas más minúsculas lo distraen y causan que llegue tarde a todas sus citas. Sin embargo, su sobrina lo ha invitado hoy a su...

The American Southeast stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, including the states of Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Alabama as well as parts of Virginia and Maryland. But before that region was divided into states, native groups lived there. From how they found food to what their spiritual beliefs were, the book’s main content presents the traditional lifestyles of the Seminole, Choctaw, and Creek peoples, and the other groups that lived in the southeast. Readers learn even more from fun fact boxes and the historical images and full-color photographs that show what...

Making a decision can sometimes be tough. Consider how difficult it is for people to make decisions as a group. It definitely is a skill that must be learned and exercised. This book uses age-appropriate text to explore how leadership and communication can help groups, from students to politicians, make decisions. The text also offers insight on how to deal with people in groups who aren't positively contributing to the decision-making process. Readers will enjoy learning about working with others to make decisions and other valuable civics concepts from the C3 Framework for Social Studies.

Aprende todo sobre los animales m�s mortales en este emocionante libro para ni�os. Est� lleno de im�genes bellas e interesantes que les ense�an a los ni�os todo sobre estos animales asombrosos. Este libro de Nivel 3 es apropiado para los primeros pasos de lectura independiente o para una experiencia de lectura en voz alta, �perfecto para motivar a futuros cient�ficos y exploradores!