Las estrellas (Stars)

What do you do if you find yourself stranded at sea? This useful Spanish-translated nonfiction book gives readers the information they need in order to survive at sea. With essential tips and instructions, helpful diagrams and images, a bibliography, and a list of other useful websites, readers will learn everything they need in order to survive--from the dangers of hypothermia, what to do if there's only saltwater available, and other useful survival skills.

There is a bright light in the night sky. Sometimes it is round like a ball, sometimes it is a crescent, and sometimes it is not there at all! What is this strange and changing thing? It is the moon, of course! Read all about our moon and the moons surrounding other planets in this Spanish-translated book.

Most of the Earth's changes happen over millions of years, but earthquakes can force significant changes to the land in just a few moments. Readers will learn the science of plate tectonics and its role in the development of earthquakes around the globe. They will also learn that not all rocks are created equal. In fact, rocks are all different ages! This Spanish-translated book concludes with images of the damage and destruction that earthquakes can cause.

Presents aerial photographs of various scenes from around the world including fishermen in Morocco, a farm on the island of Crete, and a mangrove forest in New Caledonia.

En la novela “Tiznados”, el autor presenta a Tomás de Renovales y a Mariano de Renovales como protagonistas clave en la trama que torna alrededor del atentado contra la vida del Libertador, Simón Bolívar, que tuvo lugar en el Rincón de los Toros. Inseparables desde que partieron de la casa solariega familiar en Artzentales, Vizcaya, destacaron gloriosamente y sobrevivieron hartas penurias en la guerra de independencia española. Al terminar la contienda partieron caminos. Tomás continuó al servicio del rey de España y se embarcó voluntario en la expedición de Morillo con...

Brief biographies of well-known men and women, from ancient time to the present day, who made significant contributions in various fields.

De forma suave, sin estridencias, con sensibilidad, mimo y fino sentido del humor, Ibrahim Aslán (una figura central de la ficción egipcia contemporánea) narra, en esta obra publicada en Egipto en 1992, la vida cotidiana de una oficina de Correos de El Cairo durante el turno de noche a través de sucesivas estampas: los empleados (entre ellos el narrador, en el que podemos ver un reflejo del propio autor), su labor repetida diariamente, la mujer que envía un telegrama al hombre al que ya no ama, la llamada a la oración, el té ardiendo, la correspondencia que circula de Oriente a...