Pequeñas historias del globo

Novela ganadora del Premio la Galera Jóvenes Lectores 2008 Martina y sus amigos habían formado un «club de incomprendidos» dedicado a defender a otros alumnos de su colegio, igualmente incomprendidos. Pero, con el tiempo, cada miembro ha ido desarrollando intereses propios que les apartan del resto. Justo cuando parece que el Club está condenado a desaparecer, un nuevo y sorprendente acontecimiento les hará volver a unirse para solucionarlo... si es que las tensiones internas no les separan una vez más.

Ante esta situación crítica quisiera hacer algo, debo hacer algo. No me interesa el poder, me interesa la autoridad moral, la mucha o la poca que tenga, la que me gane cada día, porque no pretendo estar sino ser. Con estas palabras, Alejandro Rojas-Marcos se sincera ante la autora del libro, Rosa Díaz. Y de ese ser de Alejandro Rojas Marcos opinan importantes personajes de la vida andaluza y española, configurando el más completo de sus retratos, el de la palabra vivida. La obra va mucho más allá de la biografía de uno de los políticos más completos que ha dado Andalucía; estamos...

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these horned dinosaurs face-to-face: Torosaurus had the biggest skull of any animal ever! Pentaceratops had five sharp horns on its head! Styracosaurus was as big as an ice cream truck! Plus, you'll get to know Centrosaurus,...

Mysterious ancient ruins, hidden deep in the jungle of southern Mexico In May 1840, explorers John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood road their mules along a steep, muddy jungle path. They were hoping to find the ruins of an ancient, deserted site in Mexico they knew only from visitors’ accounts. Through the trees, they spied the remains of a crumbling stone palace. Palenque! In the weeks they spent there, the men discovered intricately designed buildings and mysterious glyphs, or symbols. Who built this city? What did the glyphs mean? The questions remained largely unanswered until the...

What’s the difference between a seal and a sea lion? These “second cousins” of the sea look similar, but there are many ways to tell these creatures apart. From ear shape to the noises they make to communicate, seals and sea lions are amazing creatures with both shared features and many truly unique attributes. They both share an ocean habitat, but when readers take a closer look, it’s easy to discover how they each fight off predators, mate, and raise their young in different ways. Captivating full-color photographs help to bring these marvelous mammals to vivid life.