Increíble pero real: Anatomía gruesa (Strange but True: Gross Anatomy)

Blobfish, pangolin, and flower mantis are just a few of the names of the bizarre bugs and animals that readers will learn about in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through vibrant images and photos, informational text, a glossary of terms, and an index, readers will learn some of the strange ways that arthropods, invertebrates, and mammals have adapted over time to camouflage themselves and develop interesting ways to keep predators away.

Readers will learn about arachnids, insects, arthropods, and even parasites in this fascinating nonfiction reader that has been translated into Spanish. Featuring photos of these tiny creatures (some up to 100 times their normal size!), informational text, a glossary, and an index to aid in vocabulary development, this book will have children eager to learn more about these tiny creatures and the big impact they have on human life!

Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and, where applicable, facts have been updated for the twenty-first century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of each book. The stylish, charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek’s witty, playful narrative, make these books a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember them from their own childhood. In This is...

This Spanish-language series presents the complete range of math concepts and skills students are expected to master during the first grade. The series moves sequentially, from easiest to hardest concepts, with each book covering a different math topic. The first volume reviews the math concepts students learned in kindergarten. The next six books cover counting, adding and subtracting, tables and graphs, money, patterns, and measuring. The eighth volume is a summary of the math concepts students have studied throughout the year. Each book presents situations that show the relevance of math...

En 1902, recluido en su cottage del condado de Kent (Pent Farm), Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) consagró varios meses a rehacer y completar la novela Seraphina, que su amigo Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) acababa de terminar. Era una novela sobre piratas cubanos, comenzada en 1898. Conrad la transformó considerablemente y le cambió el título, apareciendo por fin en 1903 bajo el nombre de ambos. Dos años antes ya habían publicado otra experiencia mano a mano: la sorprendente novela The Inheritors, An Extravagant Story (Los herederos, 1901), y en 1923 volverían a publicar juntos The Nature of a...

Casi todo lo que usamos y leemos desde que nos levantamos hasta que nos acostamos ha sido diseñado. En nuestro mundo industrializado y digital, prácticamente todo aquello artificial ha sido proyectado previamente y, por lo tanto, diseñado. ¿Pero sabemos exactamente qué es el diseño? Este libro arroja luz sobre una de las actividades más omnipresentes y al mismo tiempo ignoradas de nuestra sociedad. Isabel Campi, una de las mayores expertas en teoría e historia del diseño, nos introduce de forma divulgativa a todo lo que rodea al universo del diseño: desde su significado y ámbitos...