Gato Rojo, Gato Azul

Surveys the life of the American statesman, lawmaker, writer of the Federalist Papers, and first secretary of treasury under George Washington.

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...

MODELS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN SOCIAL EDUCATION AND SOCIO CULTURAL ANIMATION - Practical applications - This book tries to combine the reflection on a concrete methodology, and its practical application to the ambience of the social field. The author wants to harmonize in this way, “knowledge” with “the knowledge to do” and invites us and to involve the heart as well as our intelligence in the work that we carry out. The book offers valuable guides and it provides hints to carry out quality research.

¿Por qué somos más altos por la mañana que por la noche? ¿Con qué sueñan los ciegos? ¿cómo se mide la altura de las montañas? ¿Cómo se forma un nudo en la garganta? ¿Cómo sería la Tierra sin la Luna? ¿Por qué a veces se nos pega una canción? ¿por qué las olas siempre llegan a la playa en línea recta? ¿Beben agua los peces? Este sorprendente y divertido libro reúne las respuestas a 70 curiosas preguntas sobre nuestro cuerpo, el mundo animal, las plantas, la ciencia, la tecnología y otras inquietudes o dudas que todos hemos tenido alguna vez.