Viaje dentro del cuerpo humano (A Trip Through the Human Body)

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...

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.

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...

If we could take a trip to the center of the Earth, what would we find? In this amazing book readers can do just that with the help of a special ship that can handle the extreme heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s crust. Digging through a few miles of the crust is just the start of the nearly 4,000-mile journey to Earth’s core. Readers might be surprised to find that not all of the trip is through solid rock, as the intense heat does strange and amazing things to the material that makes up our planet!

La Asociación Española de Sexología Clínica ha escrito los textos de esta colección con el fin de responder a la curiosidad de los niños y enseñarles de una forma natural, adaptando cada cuestión a su edad y explicando las cosas de un modo sencillo, aunque riguroso, acompañado además de graciosas ilustraciones. Este libro responde con seriedad a las falsas creencias sobre el sexo, indaga en los distintos tipos de familias y enseña a enfrentarse a un posible abuso sexual.

Para Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) una novela consistía en la narración de un «acontecimiento inaudito», según la definición de Goethe. Sus personajes son héroes hamletianos sometidos a los imponderables del destino, enfrentados a situaciones límite que les plantean retos existenciales que surgen del caos. El presente volumen reúne toda la obra narrativa de Kleist: dos novelas cortas: Michael Kohlhaas y