La ilustración botánica (Botanical Illustration)

Este texto de la colección "El juego de la ciencia" tiene por objetivo enseñar de forma didáctica una serie de experimentos científicos que sorprenden en el campo de la luz. Específicamente, los chicos aprenderán a crear un arcoiris con mucho ingenio, a comprender cómo funciona el mecanismo de mando a distancia, a elaborar con un estuche de discos compactos una fotocopiadora, a crear un caleidoscopio o un periscopio, a mirar con atención en una cuchara como se distorsiona la luz reflejada en ella, entre otros. Así, con estos libros experimentas el mundo de la ciencia utilizando...

In the third book in Andrea Camilleri's Montalbano series, the urbane and perceptive detective exposes a nest of corruption and international intrigue in a compelling new case. When an elderly man is stabbed to death in an elevator and a crewman on an Italian fishing boat is shot by a Tunisian patrol boat, only Montalbano suspects the link between the two incidents.

It's time for a rip-roaring adventure with animals as tour guides! Six intriguing animals take young readers on a tour of their homes and habitats, talk about their families, and describe what daily life is like for a wild animal.

During the American Civil War, the United States was on the brink of falling apart irrevocably. As states seceded and brother turned against brother, hope for reconciliation was dim. This conflict, an essential topic of the social studies curriculum, is skillfully presented from its origins in the Southern slave-trade economy to bloody battles and, later, Reconstruction. Striking photographs and artwork of integral events and people will resonate with readers, while interesting sidebar information gives them more to reflect on about this terrible war and the lessons it taught us.