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A su paso por Saturno, las sondas Voyager tomaron, en los años 80 del siglo pasado, numerosas fotografías de sus anillos. Aquellas imágenes dieron pie, poco más tarde, a un extravagante experimento. Tras reproducir con suma precisión el diseño de los anillos en forma de surcos sobre un disco de vinilo, la audición desveló por sorpresa, en medio de una sucesión de frecuencias sin sentido, un fragmento de la Ofrenda musical, una de las composiciones más enigmáticas y esotéricas de Johann Sebastian Bach. Este sorprendente resultado podría interpretarse como un atisbo, singular y...

FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE BECAME KNIGHTS, AND WHAT KINDS OF WEAPONS THEY USED AND WHAT KNIGHTS DID WHEN THEY WERE NOT FIGHTING. THIS NEW USBORNE DISCOVERY BOOK, WITH AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHS AND COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS, EXPLORES IN FASCINATING AND SOMETIMES DESCRIPTIVE DETAIL HOW KNIGHTS LIVED, DIED, AND EVENTUALLY DIED OUT ALTOGETHER.

Pop on over, pop open this book, and pop into the world of pop song lyrics! Pop is short for popular, and pop songs are the ones that everyone is singing. But what makes them pop? And how much popping does it take until everyone wants to sing along? This Spanish nonfiction book breaks down what makes a successful pop song, and will keep students engaged in reading as they build their literacy, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text...

What does it mean to be a good citizen? Full-page, color photographs accompany real-life examples of good citizenship that young readers will understand, relate to, and be inspired by.