México Tenochtitlan, El misterio del caracol

★“Fascinating...An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”—School Library Journal, starred review Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such...

De todas las grandes aventuras que ha vivido el ser humano hasta nuestros días, la que le llevó a montarse en una nave espacial y alcanzar la Luna es seguramente la más apasionante y hermosa de todas. Súbete en el Apollo 11 y acompaña a Armstrong, Collins y Aldrin en una aventura espacial camino de la Luna, camino de la historia.

En este libro, Ema Wolf desarrolla con maestría una historia con altas dosis de intriga y humor. Esta novela ya es un clásico de la literatura juvenil argentina. Se tradujo a varios idiomas, recibió importantes premios y una mención especial en la lista de The White Ravens. La elástica Mimí, el Oso, el Mago Jesús y la Gran Rita se separan accidentalmente de su troupe. Una noche de lluvia, justo antes de salir en busca del circo Augustus, encuentran y adoptan a Pedro, un huérfano que ha perdido a sus hermanos. Esta delirante caravana vivirá aventuras desopilantes, encontrará nuevos...

The Suicide Shop, set in a futuristic world, is about the Tuvache family who sells the means for people to kill themselves (ropes tied for hanging, poison in bottles, and more). Mishima, Lucrece, and their children Vincent, Marilyn, and Alan are in the business to help others, though they cannot personally use any of their products. When asked why not, their mother replies that Ive told you a hundred times: because its impossible. Whod look after the shop? However, the parents have tried out one item and greatly regret this decision for most of the book. You see, they tested a condom with a...