Mar vieja

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.

Biografía de Azucena Villaflor es un material indispensable para quien quiera conocer detalles del origen de Madres de Plaza de Mayo. Del origen contado por sus propias protagonistas. Y para conocer a Azucena desde tres generaciones anteriores. Pero sobre todo, para recorrer al lado de ella los días tremendos desde el 30 de noviembre de 1976 cuando la dictadura secuestra a su hijo Néstor, hasta que es arrojada desde un avión de la Marina, con vida, al mar.

Conozca la historia de Toulouse-Lautrec, un niño curioso y soñador, que no se entregó a sus limitaciones físicas, convirtiéndose en un artista con más de 6 mil obras producidas, entre dibujos y pinturas, que se pueden ver en los museos de todo el mundo.

In AD 79, the residents of the booming Roman city of Pompeii were shocked when a nearby mountain exploded, releasing superhot ash, rock, and gas on the surrounding areas. What happens next is the extraordinary account of a volcano in action. Though the people who didn't flee Pompeii were doomed, the volcano preserved their remains, allowing us to better understand a fascinating time in the Roman Empire. Astonishing photographs of Pompeii, primary source records of the occurrence, and riveting text are just some highlights of this high-interest volume.