Diversión con DOBLES en la granja (DOUBLES Fun on the Farm)

Pocos escritores han tenido una vida tan paradójica como H.P. Lovecraft, el excéntrico y solitario «escritor de espantos» de Providence, considerado por todos como el gran maestro del horror sobrenatural. Sin embargo, Lovecraft murió en el más completo anonimato, sin haber visto editado en vida un volumen de sus narraciones. Fue un misántropo incurable, y sin embargo era apreciado por todos los que le conocieron y se vio rodeado por un círculo de fieles admiradores que lucharon denodadamente para rescatar su obra del olvido. Fue un gran materialista científico enfangado en...

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her daughter, who was sold when she was just a little girl. Clara didn't find her daughter there, but she did get rich. The people she helped became her family, and she became known as "Aunt" Clara Brown.

This book will open your eyes to a world full of beautiful images. It presents a journey through the history of art, from the very first artistic manifestations to the images we create today on our electronic devices. Based on the adult title, this edition for kids is explained through dialogue with inspiring simplicity and clarity.