Colours in Spanish

This book looks at the numbers in Spanish. Main text on each page is provided only in Spanish, with simple, labeled photographs providing support. A "dictionary" spread at the end of the book features all the vocabulary words in both Spanish and English, and also includes a pronunciation guide.

Read this book to find out about eyes and how they differ from animal to animal. This book uses simple, repetitive text to teach children about eyes using basic vocabulary and stunning photographs that show how eyes differ across a diverse selection of animals, including humans. Children learn what eyes are for, where they are found, and what eyes look like.

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow,...

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these horned dinosaurs face-to-face: Torosaurus had the biggest skull of any animal ever! Pentaceratops had five sharp horns on its head! Styracosaurus was as big as an ice cream truck! Plus, you'll get to know Centrosaurus,...

La historia del arte es uno de los libros dedicados al arte más famosos y populares nunca escritos y ha sido un best-seller durante medio siglo. Durante cinco décadas no ha tenido ningún rival como introducción al arte en su totalidad, abarcando desde las pinturas rupestres primitivas hasta el arte experimental contemporáneo. Atraídos por la claridad y simplicidad de su narrativa, lectores de todas las edades y condiciones han encontrado en el profesor Gombrich al auténtico maestro, que combina el conocimiento y sabiduría con un don único para comunicar su profundo amor por el arte....

El carácter de Kolmogórov se forjó en una época de revoluciones sociales y guerras mundiales. Vivió el estalinismo, la posterior rectificación de errores y el inmovilismo que luego daría paso a la perestroika. Aunque siempre se consideró a sí mismo un matemático puro, una parte esencial de su obra fueron sus investigaciones aplicadas a otras ciencias. Sus esfuerzos estaban regidos por una idea clara - discernir las diferencias y similitudes entre orden y caos. Mucho más que cualquier otro matemático, amplió los dominios y la comprensión humana del azar. Reinó en una escuela...