El Universo

An elementary introduction to the workings of the human body, the skeleton, skin, circulation, and nervous system.

"Simple text and color photographs introduce kinds of motion, including motion powered by wind, water, and electricity--in both English and Spanish"--

Nicol�s Cabral's is one of the most singular voices in Latin American literature, and this book demonstrates his hypnotic and out of the ordinary style. The stories ebb from real to unreal, from earthly to fantastical. In addition, there's something rarely found in most contemporary writers: an aversion to the familiar and disdain for common places. La de Nicol�s Cabral es una de las voces m�s singulares de la nueva narrativa latinoamericana. Como en Cat�logo de formas, su primera novela, he aqu� una prosa construida mediante una inflexible depuraci�n y, al mismo tiempo, plural....

Follows two children as their family adopts two guinea pigs, offering information on cages, health concerns, handling, behavior, and diet.