Siglo XXII: El futuro del espacio (22nd Century: Future of Space)

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.

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...

In this stimulating, Spanish-translated nonfiction book, readers will discover the various types of friction--including rolling friction, sliding friction, fluid friction, and static friction--and the huge impact it has on nature, machines, and our lives. In addition, readers are encouraged to perform basic experiments to assist in the understanding of friction, kinetic energy, and water resistance. With real-life examples, colorful images, accommodating graphs and charts, and informational text, this title will inspire and engage children.

Thomas Lang es un ex policía y ahora pistolero a sueldo. Un día recibe la visita de un tal McClusky, quien le ofrece cien mil dólares por asesinar a Alexander Woolf, un empresario americano con negocios en Inglaterra y Escocia. Indignado, Lang rechaza el encargo y decide, en cambio, advertir a la víctima del peligro que corre: una buena acción que no quedará impune.

Alice Fancourt , una feliz madre primeriza, decide salir a dar un paseo después de dar a luz a su hija. David, su marido, queda a cargo de la pequeña Florence. Debía cuidarla, pero cuando Alice entra en la habitación, la pesadilla empieza: el bebé que duerme en la cuna no es su hija...

Advances in science have changed our world, all thanks to the scientists behind important discoveries. Some of the most important discoveries have come from female scientists, who were as unique for their work as they were for being trailblazers in a male-dominated industry. This text offers a biographical treatment of such important scientists as Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Jane Goodall, as well as others who have made it possible for women of the future to have a career in science. Age-appropriate text, fact boxes, historical and modern images, and a comprehensive timeline complete the...

Algunos de los t tulos recogidos en este volumen: "R quiem por Yarini", "Santa Camila de la Habana Vieja", "Recuerdos de Tulipa", "Mar a Antonia". Obras que suman una diversidad de tem ticas, tendencias, lenguajes y estilos en los que cabe medir la ambici n con que se ponen los conocimientos de la moderna dramaturgia cubana.