Que Se Esconde Dentro del Bosque?

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...

Recounts the life of Cuban violinist Claudio José Domingo Brindis de Salas, a black child who was born free and began his career as a musical prodigy to become a noted concert musician in Paris, while slavery still existed on the island.

Vicky, una joven ejecutiva bancaria de Santiago de Compostela, vive felizmente con su dudoso marido y triunfos en su vida profesional. Un día recibe una señal al descubrir una infidelidad que palpa sin querer y ve que su vida personal no iba por el sendero correcto y cambia radicalmente su adorada rutina. Entonces expulsa al ibicenco de su camino, aunque lo ve todos los días en su trabajo. Entre otras medidas, decide hacer el viaje que tenían programado y opta ir acompañada por otra persona. Así inicia un nuevo peregrinaje que jamás había pensado y no tiene en cuenta la orientación...

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...