Cobayos

Un nuevo formato para la serie middle grade de ciencia más divertida. Pachi y su papá son fanáticos de la cocina, ¡y ahora compartirán sus recetas contigo! Además de entregarte la preparación de platos dulces, salados y algunos un tanto extraños, te revelarán cuál es la ciencia detrás de la cocina. ¿Por qué la cebolla no hace llorar si se corta cuando está hervida? ¿Por qué las frutas maduran? ¿Por qué pica el ají? ¡¿Por qué hay personas que sienten el cilantro con sabor a jabón? Sí!, ¡¡¡JABÓN!!! Encuentra respuesta a estas y otras preguntas raras junto a la...

In an online world where the amount of information seems to increase exponentially even week to week, student researchers can find it an ever-greater challenge to distinguish credible, vetted content from hearsay and misinformation. This book on citing internet sources will help them determine which online sources are trustworthy and which are not. Its lively and engaging instructional tips will help readers successfully negotiate the vast landscape of information out there. They will produce quality research for papers now and beyond in their academic careers with skill and confidence.

Presents information about super jumbo jets, looking at the history and development of jets, discussing various aspects of design and construction, and exploring different types of jets, including the Concorde and the Airbus A380.

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...