Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus)

Did you know that the first wheel was not invented for transportation or that the system used to create computers was based on the functionality of a sewing machine? In a fun way, this book teaches the history behind inventions that have changed the way we live, from Ancient Mesopotamia to the present. Important details appear at the bottom of each page, including the name of the inventor, the time period, and the place where it occurred.

El poeta Marcial, nacido en Bilbilis (cerca de Calatayud), dio al epigrama carta de ciudadania en la literatura latina como genero literario, incorporando en su escritura la tradicion literaria latina anterior, epigramatica y no epigramatica, configurandolo con la forma que entre nosotros ha quedado como definitiva: la de una composicion breve, incisiva, a menudo satirica y rematada con un rasgo inesperado.

Un hombre se despierta en una habitación desconocida y poco a poco se da cuenta de que se encuentra en una minúscula y desnuda celda. Su memoria comienza entonces a funcionar de forma caótica y, a través de los recuerdos que evoca, podemos entender que se trata de un corrupto que no parece arrepentirse de sus hechos. El perfil de este hombre de pasado criminal se dibuja con trazo claro por la autora, Daría Rolland Pérez, que retrata las contradicciones de la condición humana a través de personajes con matices y una trama de gran riqueza expresiva.

From the water they drink to the trees they climb, kids are connected to the natural world in big and surprising ways. With simple, poetic text and exquisite artwork, this book does more than introduce kids to these connections. It sparks their imagination. It starts conversations, and it delights all ages. Combining the ideas of environmental author Elin Kelsey with the inventive three-dimensional dioramas of artist Soyeon Kim, this remarkable picture book reveals ties that are often sensed yet seldom explained. And in a world dominated by technology, never have these incredible connections...