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A little child asks the "big question" (grande question) that is never formulated: why are we on earth? and get answers from different people.

Advances in science have changed our world, all thanks to the scientists behind important discoveries. Some of the most important discoveries have come from female scientists, who were as unique for their work as they were for being trailblazers in a male-dominated industry. This text offers a biographical treatment of such important scientists as Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Jane Goodall, as well as others who have made it possible for women of the future to have a career in science. Age-appropriate text, fact boxes, historical and modern images, and a comprehensive timeline complete the...

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...

Después de La vuelta al mundo de un forro polar rojo, llega esta nueva y apasionante historia para conocer más sobre el fenómeno de la globalización. Al terminar la maratón de su ciudad, Werner, un experimentado periodista, encuentra un par de zapatillas de deporte de lo más peculiares, manchadas de sangre. ¿De quién eran esas zapatillas? Y ¿por qué las dejó tiradas? Werner decide investigar y comienza indagando sobre las zapatillas alemanas de marca. Esto lo lleva hasta China, donde descubrirá la lucrativa industria de las réplicas, para llegar a Adís Abeba, capital de...