La ilustración botánica (Botanical Illustration)

Five and counting! So far, astronomers have discovered five dwarf planets in our solar system. Pluto, which was once thought of as the ninth planet, is today classified as a dwarf planet. This book looks at the current dwarf planets, characteristics, size, and orbital patterns, as well as the three rules scientists follow to characterize these tiny, round space objects. Every day new discoveries are being made. Who knows how many dwarf planets we will find in the future! This book will allow students to understand that patterns in the natural world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, ...

La vida puede volverse de pronto el peor circuito de carreras. Esa es la impresión que tienen Javier y Paula cuando descubren, con 15 años, que van a ser padres. A partir de ese momento, aunque los adultos de su entorno sean un apoyo, tendrán que ser ellos los que tomen sus propias decisiones.

Besides oil, Texas has long been associated with cattle and agriculture. Learning about these industries will allow readers understand how valuable their development is to the growth of the state of Texas, as well as America's economy.

Un lápiz que se dedica a realizar garabatos en todas partes, huye de una goma que lo persigue para borrar sus garabatos, atónita ante el hecho de que el lápiz no sea capaz de expresarse escribiendo o dibujando cosas bellas. La goma decide visitar al sacapuntas y exponerle su rechazo al hecho de que el lápiz no haga buen uso de su poder.