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

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.

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

Desde que el ser humano es tal, ha admirado, temido, incluso venerado a los animales. Esto tiene una explicacion: son una pieza clave en nuestra subsistencia como especie. Con excelentes fotografias e ilustraciones, el presente libro narra como nos hemos relacionado con los animales a traves de los siglos en los diferentes lugares del mundo. Book jacket.

Ámbar y Azul, dos gemelas curiosas (aunque, a veces, demasiado graciosillas), emprenden un intrépido viaje en busca del misterioso ADN en compañía de Pío, un pollito sabio que conoce las respuestas a todas las preguntas. Los tres protagonistas se vuelven de tamaño microscópico y exploran una célula habitada por represores insufribles, ribosomas novatos, proteínas todoterreno y otras moléculas divertidas y estructuras celulares que ejercen un papel clave en los procesos que constituyen los fundamentos de la genética.

The fascinating and glamorous world of fashion intrigues kids and adults alike. Young readers will learn how their favorite designers relied on hard work and talent to become the superstars they are today.

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...