¿Surgió algo bueno tras la Gran Depresión? (Did Anything Good Come Out of the Great Depression?)

Este libro es una guía concisa y sin embargo completa de todo lo que necesitamos saber sobre los eventos históricos importantes del mundo, desde las civilazaciones antiuas hasta el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

★“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...

El verdadero relato de lo que vivieron los monjes trapenses de Argelia y cómo comprendieron poco a poco el sentido de su permanencia en un lugar de amenaza de muerte en medio del diálogo y la amistad con el mundo islámico y su testimonio de entrega y martirio. Un relato en el que el autor como partícipe de los acontecimientos, nos permite captar la profundidad de la experiencia vivida por sus hermanos en la donación de sus vidas.

Think there's just one fairy tale with a beautiful girl and an evil stepmother? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Snow White stories. Visit Albania, Germany, Mozambique, and Turkey, and find out who meets 40 dragons instead of "seven dwarfs," and on whose forehead a bright star shines. Fully translated Spanish text.

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...