No Quiero Dormir!

Este libro propone un viaje alrededor del mundo a través de una serie de historias, contadas en primera persona. Los protagonistas son niños que viven en diferentes países y que ofrecen su peculiar punto de vista sobre ella. Junto a los textos de cada niño se adjuntan fotografías de sus familias, tomadas por el prestigioso fotógrafo Uwe Ommer, donde se pueden aprecian las vestimentas y las costumbres de cada país.

Posing questions which range from the most unusual matters to the most elementary ones, Questions that make your hair stand on end 2 focuses on the Earth and the Sun. Readers will be able to entertain themselves with very illustrative experiments and will also get to know what is so special about the Eiffel Tower, who Diogenes was, why Magellan lost a day on his way, why we get goose bumps, how can temperature be measured with a cricket, among other curious facts. In addition to the recognition of critics and readers, Questions that Make Your Hair Stand on End 2 was awarded the Premio...

In 1862, the American Civil War was underway, actively tearing the United States apart. At the start of the war, President Abraham Lincoln's main goal was preserving the Union, but he was now ready to make a stand on slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation was one of the most important documents of its time, but its contents can be confusing. This volume gives readers context for the proclamation, as well as explains what it says and its results, in uncomplicated language appropriate for those reading below level and those looking for a review of this subject.

La idea insistente de inmortalizar lo intangible. Los pensamientos sublimes de situaciones, cosas, o personas que estallan en la mente. Saber que con una pluma y un papel se pueden plasmar vidas, sentimientos y añoranzas. En cada poema se describe un recuerdo, un momento que se quiso hacer eterno... los paseos por la montaña, los ojos cafés llenos de otoño, las largas caminatas bajo el dorado sol de la tarde, tomar una cerveza a la orilla del mar, o una taza de café al despertar, el amor de una madre hacia una hija y viceversa, los besos entre sábanas blancas, la muerte de quien tanto...