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.

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.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Learn the secrets to artful cupcakes, oven-fresh bread, and other delicious baked goods in this delightful nonfiction title. Readers will learn how mathematics helps bakers measure their ingredients to make tasteful treats. Featuring vibrant images and charts, informative text, and fun, intriguing facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book will leave children fascinated by all the details that go into baking their favorite treats--like doughnuts and cookies!

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.

Arsenio Colinas es un ladrón de guante blanco que actúa sin emplear la violencia. Su última víctima es la condesa de Tellington, una anciana mujer muy rica poco merecedora de su fortuna, a quien acaba de robarle sus joyas más valiosas conocidas como “los instantes perfectos”. Pero la inteligente nieta de la condesa, Cecilia, se cruzará inesperadamente en el camino de nuestro ladrón. Juntos descubrirán que las joyas robadas tienen un valor personal incalculable.

Daniel es un luthier judío de Cracovia que sobrevive en el infierno del campo de exterminio de Auschwitz trabajando de carpintero. Sus condiciones de vida son infrahumanas, y los abusos, los castigos y la muerte son compañeros habituales de los reclusos como él. Pero a raíz de un accidentado concierto, el comandante del campo, Sauckel, que es aficionado a la música clásica, descubre el verdadero oficio de Daniel y decide ponerlo a prueba: tendrá que construir un violín que tenga un sonido perfecto. Daniel se pone manos a la obra, sabedor de que la gran pasión de su vida es ahora...

A detailed, full-color Spanish-language atlas teaches children about different regions of the world and includes games, activities, and fun characters to make learning geography stimulating. Original.

Todavía hoy existe una clara reticencia, por parte de muchos estudiosos, a reconocer el importante papel que las mujeres han jugado en el desarrollo del género fantástico y de terror, bien como lectoras o como creadoras, ignorando la larga tradición de escritoras especializadas en esta narrativa, particularmente en la cultura anglosajona. Aunque fueron dos hombres, Horace Walpole (1717-1797) y Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818) quienes «inventaron» la ficción gótica con sus clásicas historias El castillo de Otranto y El monje –números 10 y 3 de la colección Gótica–, el género...