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The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.

¿Por qué los limones amarillos flotan y los verdes se hunden? ¿Se pueden limpiar monedas con un limón? ¿Cómo puedo escribir un mensaje secreto con su jugo? Estas preguntas y muchas más encuentran su respuesta en este libro de actividades alrededor del limón. Cada doble página propone experimentos con materiales comunes en la cocina que llevarán al lector a descubrir conceptos como las partes de un limón, las reacciones químicas que hacen que el calcio se disuelva o que se corte la leche, sus propiedades antioxidantes o cómo exprimirlos mejor. Así, este sencillo texto,...

Texas's vast and spectacular landscape has more than 100 national and state parks. From the state's own Grand Canyon, to historic sites and a forest, readers will learn that the state's scenery is much more than the deserts it is so often associated with.

Chilean edition of the exhibition of Alfredo Jaar (b. Chile) in Sweden at the Fine Arts Museum of Lausanne from june to september of 2007. The present edition gathers the translations of the essays into Spanish. Contains an essay by Adriana Valdés.