Las cadenas alimentarias en el desierto (Desert Food Chains)

NUEVA TRADUCCIÓN Y POSTFACIO DE Miguel Martínez-Lage En una carta dirigida a Harrison Smith -el editor en 1929 de El ruido y la furia- fechada un jueves de agosto de 1934, es donde empezamos a tener las primeras noticias de esta novela: «... Tengo un título para ella que me gusta, dicho sea de paso, ¡Absalón, Absalón!: la historia de un hombre que quiso tener un hijo a fuerza de orgullo, que tuvo demasiados, y al que sus hijos destruyeron». Este germen de su obra lo terminó Faulkner en Mississippi el 31 de enero de 1936. «Es una historia torturada y una tortura escribirla», le...

Explains what mathematics is and how it feels to do math, and shows some basic mathematical concepts such as sorting and measuring.

Bike riding is a lot of fun, but it can also be dangerous. Read about how people have made cycling safe over the years. Learn how bicycles have changed over time and how bike parts, equipment, and trails make cycling safer. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from Smithsonian employees...

Though few may know his name, his achievement as the first European to discover San Diego Bay and many other areas on the California coast enshrines his name in the annals of American history. This exciting volume tells Cabrillo's story from an unknown soldier to the intrepid conquistador, crossbowman, landowner, shipbuilder, and explorer he became. As one of Hernan Cortes' soldiers during the conquest of Mexico and a founder of Guatemala, his actions loomed large in the future of both South America and North America. By both educating and entertaining, this biography illuminates a...