¡Fsst! Fricción y resistencia (Drag! Friction and Resistance) (Spanish Version)

What does swimming in a pool, drinking through a straw, breathing in air, and circulating blood all have in common? They all require a form of air or water pressure! Readers will discover the variety of ways that air and water pressure make an impact on our lives and the things in them. This fact-filled, Spanish-translated nonfiction title includes real-life examples and basic experiments to aid in the development of understanding physic and scientific concepts. Readers will be introduced to and learn about Archimedes Principle, atmospheric pressure, vacuums, water density, and hydraulics...

Inform readers of the dangers of smoking. Through helpful diagrams, detailed images, and truthful facts, readers are given the tools and information to educate themselves about smoking, tobacco, addiction, and the health problems that smoking can cause. With informational text, an index, glossary of terms, and list of websites, this text encourages children to say no to smoking and peer pressure and to learn what steps they can take to help prevent others from starting. This book has been translated into Spanish.

Engineers have built some incredible things. But with every new feat, there is failure. Readers will learn about engineering feats like the Titanic, the Hindenburg, the Hoover Dam, and more in this engaging nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. This title features brilliant images, charts, and intriguing facts in conjunction with informational text and mathematic skills to keep readers active and engaged.

La representación del cuerpo de la mujer en el imaginario simbólico cristiano ha ocupado habitualmente dos posiciones extremas: máxima exaltación y máxima degradación, lugar de santidad o lugar de pecado, virgen o prostituta. El cuerpo de María, «la Virgen», como madre de Cristo, obtiene una consideración excepcional. La liturgia se dirige a ella como «Tú sola entre las mujeres», y la fe e imaginación populares no podían resignarse a que su destino terreno fuera el común al resto de los mortales. Por ello, ya desde los primeros siglos comenzaron a circular relatos y leyendas...

Si crees que ADN son las siglas de un país muy muy lejano y que el bruto de la clase es el único que desciende del mono, ¡has dado con la lectura que necesitabas! Este divertido libro ilustrado explica la genética y la evolución... ¡de manera que lo entienda todo el mundo! ¿Sabías que existen los mutantes? ¿Que cualquier célula de tu cuerpo sabe más de ti que tus padres? ¿Y que algo llamado gen ha hecho que heredes la barbilla de tu bisabuelo (el guapo, claro)? En las páginas de Cómo explicar genética con un dragón mutante descubrirás... ...¡las leyes más extrañas y...

The Concept Of The Cube Is Defined Through Interesting Text And Photos Displaying How Cubes Can Be Found Throughout Our World.

Introduces the geography, history, religion, government, economy, and culture of one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere.