Antonio Berni

As a land that’s constantly in flux, Earth sometimes reveals clues about the plants, animals, and other organisms that lived long ago. Fossils teach us much about what life was like millions of years ago, answering the questions of how Earth changed and maybe even why it changed. This essential Earth science topic is thoroughly explained through manageable text, fact boxes, informational charts and diagrams, and a glossary and index. Readers will become young Earth detectives by the time they’re through with this text!

Sumamos ya, con esta quinta edición de Bogotá contada, 45 escritores que han visitado nuestra capital. Al cabo de un lustro y cinco volúmenes se hace evidente que esta ciudad, lejos de agotarse, va desdoblándose en cada texto, revelando nuevas facetas. Como en un juego de espejos enfrentados, cada visión de Bogotá comparte algo con las otras pero se muestra en todas las particularidades, todos los matices que tiene la mirada de cada escritor. Autores: Pedro Mairal, Francisco Hinojosa, Margarita García Robayo, Dani Umpi, Ricardo Sumalavia, Yolanda Arroyo.

Mysterious ancient ruins, hidden deep in the jungle of southern Mexico In May 1840, explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood road their mules along a steep, muddy jungle path. They were hoping to find the ruins of an ancient, deserted site in Mexico they knew only from visitors’ accounts. Through the trees, they spied the remains of a crumbling stone palace. Palenque! In the weeks they spent there, the men discovered intricately designed buildings and mysterious glyphs, or symbols. Who built this city? What did the glyphs mean? The questions remained largely unanswered until the...

"Coleccion de cuentos que suponen un retrato de la cultura indigena, para lo cual el autor tuvo que crerar ambientes, escenarios, situaciones y personajes reconocibles con claridad como parte de la geografia fisica, mitica e ideologica. Clasico de la literatura indigenista. Supersticiones, trato conyugal, tradiciones, religiosidad... el autor nos ofrece estampas increibles y risuenas de estos pueblos acorralados por nuestra civilizacion."