La Voz del Pueblo

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...

Diamonds and salt are both minerals, but diamonds are more rare than salt. Curious readers will learn what physical and chemical conditions must be present for minerals to form. They'll discover how minerals are identified and how they are used in daily life. Informative and interesting text presents readers with this science content in a fun way. A graphic organizer shows how different minerals are identified and fact boxes provide readers with exciting supplementary information.

Dos niños viven una aventura en el monte, acompañados de un joven investigador. Las relaciones entre estos personajes, junto a los abuelos de los niños, sirven de pretexto a la autora para desarrollar el tema fundamental de la obra: la protección de la naturaleza.

"Por medio de prosa simple y dulce, y las ilustaciones vivas, de este tierno libro anima al comportamiento positivo así muestra a los niños que fácil y gratificante es expresar como ser simpatico, apreciado, y amado todos los días."--Fishpond.com.au.