En manos de las furias

Cuando la naturaleza se vuelve loca, el corazón también. Ganadora del Story Prize, finalista del National Book Award y uno de los Mejores Libros del Año según The New Yorker y Time Magazine. En un mundo en el que el clima se ha vuelto impredecible, un lugar a la vez domesticado y salvaje en el que acechan los peligros feroces de la naturaleza, las mayores amenazas siguen siendo emocionales y psicológicas. Un refugio familiar puede ser destruido por una pantera que merodea o por un secreto sexual. Dos hermanas abandonadas, un hombre que crece rodeado de serpientes cazadas por su padre,...

Pintor, escritor... Quintanilla representa al artista polifacético de principios del siglo XX cuya apasionante y tormentosa vida se ve dividida entre Europa y Norteamérica. Es aquí donde produce la mayoría de su obra literaria. Sus vastos conocimientos en pintura le orientan a realizar este estudio comparativo inacabado sobre los más representativos pintores, desde el siglo XIV hasta el XIX, enriqueci´ndolo con interesantísimas interpretaciones personales. Ambos volúmenes se presentan en caja.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these small dinosaurs face-to-face: Little Lesothosaurus was the length of a house cat! Epidendrosaurus could climb into trees like a squirrel! Liaoceratops had body armor and horns-and was only the size of a collie dog! Plus,...

Learn How Dams And Levees Are Built As Well As The Effects They Have On River Systems In A Region, And Places Downstream.

There are many steps in the nitrogen cycle that include difficult concepts and words: denitrification, prokaryotes, ammonia, and more. With the help of this understandable book, even struggling readers will grasp this cycle of nature. Low-level language, fact boxes, and an extended glossary provide readers with essential vocabulary explanations that allow them to further understand each step of the cycle. Full-color diagrams aid readers' comprehension as they move through the cycle from start to finish, and then around again.