Diccionario por imagenes de los ninos del mundo/ Images Dictionary of children in the world

Introduces the concept of opposites through pictures of a girl named Laura as she takes part in common daily activities.

Presents general information about Christmas, including the origins of the holiday and other fall and winter holidays and their traditions, provides instructions for seasonal craft projects, and describes celebrations in different lands.

Cumpleaños feliz, de Roxana Popelka, es una antología de poemas escritos y publicados a lo largo de veinte años (1989-2009). En ella reúne una colección de textos con múltiples registros e interpretaciones que ha ido trazando desde 1989. Desde los poemas postmodernos de su primera etapa (“Pesadilla Roja”, “Caballos de carreras”); pasando por los textos aforísticos (“Moscas”, “No hay nada que recordar”); hasta los más alejados de las convenciones poéticas y conscientemente políticos de su tercera etapa (“Pequeñas comodidades”, “Mis vecinos”). Por último,...

Examines the apparent connection between birds and dinosaurs by comparing fossils, dinosaur bones, and modern birds.

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

Se trata de una pregunta que nos inquieta solo de pensarla, tan profundamente dependen nuestras vidas y sociedades del mundo científico-tecnológico de la electricidad. Entre los grandes protagonistas de ese mundo, destaca un serbio que después de estudiar ingeniería en Graz (Austria), emigró en 1884 a América, instalándose en Nueva York; un serbio de imaginación y habilidades descomunales, un excéntrico sin miedo a lo desconocido, que gozaba montando espectáculos para promover sus inventos: Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). Es difícil apreciar cuánto debemos a sus inventos: sus ideas y...