Booker T. Washington

Earthquakes can leave people and property in bad shape. At times, they can be deadly. Find out about the science of studying earthquakes and the men and women who track the movements of the ground below us. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for makerspace activities. It makes STEAM career...

María, Isabel y Pepa, unas protagonistas con tendencia a todo tipo de dependencias amorosas, en especial a las patológicas, pero de un carácter sumamente práctico, de peripecia en peripecia logran abrirse paso entre tanto pastilleo, la Movida Madrileña, el sexo libre, la crisis de la familia y el caso Matesa para encontrarse a sí mismas en un puzzle literario que quiere ser la primera piedra de la presencia formal de un género: el de las novelas en las que «las mujeres se descubren como seres maravillosos». Se trata de un intento de subversión al estigma del establishment literario...

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

Coreógrafo, bailarín, director de cine y excéntrico director de teatro musical, ha obtenido el éxito con películas como 'Lenny', 'Cabaret', 'All That Jazz' y 'Chicago', por nombrar las más famosas. En este recorrido por la trayectoria vital de Bob Fosse, Martin Gottfried pasa revista tanto a su carrera profesional, llena de altibajos, como a su agitada vida personal - sus tres matrimonios 'salpicados de incontables aventuras amorosas', sus muchas adicciones y sus relaciones con otras grandes figuras del espectáculo construyendo así el retrato de un hombre contradictorio, de un creador ...