¿Qué significa ser carpintero? (What's It Really Like to Be a Carpenter?)

Coders are one of the reasons our computers, tablets, and smartphones can do things we couldn't have even imagined just a few years ago. It's no surprise that coders are in high demand right now and that isn't likely to slow down. Readers will learn about the basics of coding and how to turn their creative ideas into reality on the computer screen. They'll also understand why coding will become even more important as technology continues to grow and change. Colorful photographs showing the roles and education of a coder provide readers with an easy way to envision themselves in this...

If it were possible to shrink down and take a tour of a human body, would you want to go? Readers will get that chance when they explore the body of a guy named Marty, who will let them check out the body systems that keep his heart beating and his body moving every day. With the help of a tiny ship that goes through his ears and all the way through his digestive system, readers will learn exactly what they are made of with this great book.

Está bien comprobado que, tal como dice Conrad, la misma violencia de un golpe de adversidad nos ayuda a soportarla, haciéndonos momentáneamente insensibles. Cuando la anestesia natural cede el paso al malestar, cada cual inventa un modo para poder sobrevivir a ese dolor. En Dime quién fui Elisa Rodríguez Court encuentra la provisional salvación en la literatura, fuente de experiencias que nos recuerdan en todo momento que el drama es de todos y que la vida, como cualquier libro, no pasa en realidad nunca de ser un proyecto. La desesperación de Dime quién fui es la desesperación de...

Tabula Gratulatoria. Introducción. I. Biografía. II. La ideas. III. Contenido y estructura de las Cartas de Relación. IV. Las Cartas de Relación y la historiografía de América. V. Manuscritos y ediciones. Noticia Bibliográfica. Bibliografía Selecta. Nota Previa. CARTAS DE RELACIÓN: Primera relación. Segunda relación. Tercera relación. Cuarta relación. Quinta relación. Variantes Textuales. Glosario. Índice de Láminas.

"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...

This book introduces readers to what it means to celebrate Divali, and shows them why this holiday is special.