La catastrófica aventura de la ciencia

Kids often play with magnets, yet they don't learn how these playthings work for many years. Practical knowledge from their play can help them learn more about magnetism, and so can this book. Specially written for those with reading challenges or readers looking for a review, the main text covers important vocabulary, magnetic fields, and a discussion of why metals and magnets come together. Diagrams and succinct fact boxes offer additional ways to learn each concept and explain some ideas in greater detail.

Each year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day serves as a reminder of the life and work of one of America's greatest civil rights activists. In this informative book, readers will learn about the importance of the civil rights movement and why we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Full-color photographs accompany the text. This essential book features accessible language that is ideal for children in the early stages of learning to read.

DESNUDOS Y ACUARELAS como indica su título es un libro que articula su discurso sobre dos ejes: el de las instancias plásticas de cuerpos recordados y el de la melodía de distintos instantes que en la memoria llegan a confluir. Concebido como una exposición, los poemas funcionan como cuadros en los que se anula o se refleja la evanescente percepción de un cada vez más borrado yo, que ve la realidad desde una lágrima. Jaime Siles (Valencia, 1951) es Catedrático de Filología Latina en la Universidad de Valencia. Premio Teresa de Ávila 2003 y Premio de las Letras Valencianas 2004,...

Three Puerto Rican stories include the title story, which represents the land's indigenous Tainos; the tale of la Guinea, which is rooted in the nation's African culture; and la Mula's tale, a story of Spanish origin.