National Geographic Readers: Los Gatos vs. Los Perros (Cats vs. Dogs)

Soccer has been played for over 200 years in hundreds of countries across the globe. While it doesn't always get the same level of exposure that football or basketball enjoy in the United States, professional soccer is one of the world's most popular sports. Soccer has a number of living superstars who have changed the game forever with their talents and achievements. Readers will learn about Marta, often regarded as the greatest female soccer player of all time. The inspirational story of her life, trials, and journey to greatness is sure to turn young readers into soccer fanatics.

Readers will be amazed to discover that every time they climb onto bicycles and ride like the wind, they are defying gravity! This book explains the physics and history behind bicycles, skateboards, and surfboards. Readers learn what happens from the simplest movement of rolling forward to more complex tricks and stunts of jumping and spinning. Readers will never look at bikes, skateboards or surfboards the same way again.

Cinematergrafía nos invita a reprensar la maternidad y sus representaciones en un corpus narrativo diverso, que recoge obras literarias y fílmicas, y abraza los años posteriores a la muerte de Franco. Con habilidad y un cuidadoso análisis, María José Gámez Fuentes muestra tanto las tensiones no evidentes del discurso representacional como esas continuidades existentes entre las narrativas de la dictadura y posteriores. Así, rescata a las madres del papel de meras ejecutoras de la ideología franquista, para poner de manifiesto la importante función que desempeñan en la construcción ...

When stunt performers go to work, they make dangerous feats look fun and easy, but there is a lot of risk behind this profession. Explore what stunt people do to prepare and keep themselves safe for a truly unique profession. In this Spanish-translated nonfiction title, readers will be introduced to a brief history of stunt performance as well as the latest tips and tricks, including stunt driving, professional fighting, and even digital effects such as computer-generated imagery and are encouraged to explore college majors and areas of study are recommended to become a stunt person. With...