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

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.

Even as the world changes, skilled labor will always be needed. There's nothing quite like the ability to create things with your skills and your own hands. Carpenters use their skills to build things we use every day, including items such as furniture, buildings, and bridges. They read building plans, choose materials, design, and create. This book teaches kids that to become a carpenter, you have to use a lot more than a hammer and nails; you need your brain too. Photographs and diagrams enable readers to make key connections with the text.

En su libro "La sociedad del cansancio" Byung-Chul Han presenta el cambio de paradigma que ha llevado a la humanidad desde la sociedad disciplinaria hacia la sociedad del rendimiento. Desde una sociedad represiva, basada en la negatividad de las prohibiciones, hacia una sociedad de hiperactividad, sobre abundante en estímulos e información, basada en la positividad total. El verbo que define la sociedad del rendimiento no es "debo" sino "puedo"; el hombre actual se cree libre, pero paradójicamente vive en guerra consigo mismo. La sociedad del rendimiento, dice Han, engendra el dolor...

Visiting Tulum National Park is like going back in time. The Maya lived there long ago. Learn addition as you count the things they left behind. This Spanish math book combines math and reading skills and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject-area content. The dynamic images, detailed sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning addition easy and fun. Text features include a table of contents, a glossary, an index, and captions to build vocabulary and increase understanding of math and reading concepts. An in-depth problem-solving section provides...

"La lectura obligada para todas los cabelleros, sin importar la edad, una lección de vida de décadas trazada en unas cuanats líneas" Donatella Fabio La inmensa mayoría de los mexicanos no nos vestimos bien, lo cual es lógico, nunca nos enseñaron las reglas básicas de la elegancia y el bien vestir para estar siempre correctamente bien presentados en el lugar donde nos encontremos. La conseja popular dice: el bruto se cubre, el rico se adorna, el fatuo se disfraza; el elegante se viste: la moda es pasajera y frívola, la elegancia es seriedad, formalidad es un arte.

Helps youngsters learn about these colorful figures and their fascinating lives through riddles, question and answer games, and activities. PP.