Catástrofes que marcaron la historia (Unforgettable Catastrophes)

Anne Frank's diary has become one of the most widely read books in the world. Readers will learn about Anne as she went into hiding from the Nazi Party in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through vibrant images, informational text, timelines, and a glossary of terms, readers will discover the hardships Anne and her family went through in order to avoid being sent to a concentration camp. This inspiring biography enables children to look up to Anne and find hope in every situation, just as she did.

In this inspiring biography, readers will learn about the incredible journey of Helen Keller. Using informational, Spanish-translated text and expressive images and photos, readers will discover the undeniable determination that Keller had as a young deaf and blind girl and how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her to read, write, speak, and graduate from college. With a timeline, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms, children are given the tools they need to expand their knowledge about this fascinating and inspiring woman.

The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu.

Beautiful images and simple text introduce youngsters to the diversity of habitats around the world and to the concept that all living creatures live in special places they call home.

En un futuro próximo, los recursos energéticos de la Tierra han sufrido una radical transformación. Los suministros tradicionales casi se han agotado y el hombre se ha establecido en la Luna para extraer un combustible alternativo. Éste es el punto de partida de Límite, una novela dinámica, trepidante y cargada de suspense. Fruto de una rigurosa investigación científica, y con un marcado acento ecológico, Frank Schätzing invita al lector a derribar sus barreras mentales y a disfrutar sin límites de este thriller de rabiosa actualidad que no dejará a nadie indiferente.

Un escritor rebusca en un puesto de libros y encuentra un poema narrado en primera persona, que desvela la historia terrible de una mujer y su amado en plena época de posguerra. El escritor trata de encontrar a los verdaderos protagonistas de los hechos narrados, pero su búsqueda parece llevarle a encontrar otras cosas. ¿Dónde empieza la realidad y dónde acaba la ficción? Estupenda novela que muestra el amor y el ansia de conocer la verdad.

Provides an introduction to the concept of patterns, using examples from the coats and feathers of animals as well as the designs some make.