El cerebro (Brain)

Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, and who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.

What does this Spanish-translated book, a table, and your big toe have in common? They are all solids! A solid keeps its shape and always has the same volume. Read this Spanish-translated book to learn about solids and how they are different from liquids and gases. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Suggested age: 8 years old. Words can be jigsaw puzzles. They can hide and yell safe. They can expand or shrink like the elastic cord used in recess to jump with. Words are ours: those that make us laugh, or make us think, and those that tell us it's time to play.

In order for any democracy to function well, understanding how and when to compromise is a necessity. This book introduces students to how compromise makes governing possible. Using examples of how compromise works in their own lives, students will gain a better understanding of how compromise work on a larger level. Conversely, readers will also learn that compromise may be the wrong course of action in some situations and that some issues are of such critical importance or high moral worth that standing firm is appropriate.

Adaptación para el público infantil y juvenil de la novela escrita por Juan Ramón Jiménez. La adpatación corre a cargo de María Jesús Chacón que ya adaptó la obra El lazarillo de Tormes. Juan Ramón Jiménez, se inspira en la vida de su pueblo, Moguer; su personaje es Platero un burrito que lo acompaña en sus numerosas anécdotas, llenas de poesía. Nota: este libro es gratuito. Si al descargarlo se solicitase una tarjeta de crédito, pulsar en el botón "descargar muestra", ya que se descargará el libro completo.

Los males menores, compuesto de treinta y ocho microrrelatos, es un ejemplo claro de la maestría literaria de Luis Mateo Díez. Dado que el género se presta, como ningún otro, a la experimentación, el autor se acerca en esta obra a los límites de la condensación, la intensidad, la expresividad y la imaginación para llamarnos la atención sobre la fragilidad de la vida humana, lo paradójico de la existencia y lo ambiguo de nuestra conducta, o mostrarnos los anhelos más recónditos, así como el lado oscuro de los sueños.