Luz Y Sombra

Making money takes hard work and determination. This informative, Spanish-translated nonfiction book encourages readers learn some of the basic skills for earning and saving money through moneymaking projects, entrepreneurship, patents on their own creative ideas, and fund-raising. With an emphasis on mathematic concepts such as interest and percentage, readers will have the tools they need to kick start responsible personal finances. Through bright images, informational text, accommodating charts and diagrams, readers will be inspired to earn and save money in ways they find fun and...

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Eileen Gray (1878-1976) es considerada una de las diseñadoras de muebles y arquitectas más relevantes de la primera mitad del siglo XX. Su trabajo inspiró a multitud de creadores del modernismo y el art déco. Se hizo un lugar en un ambiente mayoritariamente masculino, primero como artista de la laca, después diseñando muebles y, finalmente, como arquitecta. A lo largo de su trayectoria permaneció alejada de los movimientos y corrientes arquitectónicas de la época, como el De Stijl, constituido en Holanda, o la organización Congrès Internationaux dArchitecture Moderne, fundada en...

With simple examples that are easy to relate to, this basic review of some of the building blocks of economics will help readers easily grasp the concepts. With language that is conversational without being too casual, readers are engaged throughout as they learn about not only these basic concepts but how they fit into the whole economic scheme of things, such as where goods come from. Readers will learn about the three factors of production, as well as what happens when resources are lacking and how that influences the entire economy.