Las religiones del mundo

The use of calendars dates back thousands of years. Why are we driven to record time, and what would happen if we did not? Who created the concept of calendars? Why do different cultures use different calendar systems? And why are calendars so important to us? It is about "time" we found out! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish-translated Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, it features a hands-on STEAM challenge...

Esta primera novela de Fernando Claudín es un relato breve pero de una intensidad y hondura tales que sobrecogerá al lector y lo hará reflexionar sobre algunos de los grandes problemas pendientes de nuestro tiempo.

Each book in this series looks at how to say colours in a different modern foreign language, with each spread within the book covering a different colour. This book looks at the colours in Spanish. Text on each page is in both English and Spanish, and simple, labelled photographs provide additional support. A "e;dictionary"e; at the end of each book gives all the words featured in both Spanish and English, and also includes a pronunciation guide.

Para don Diego Velázquez retratar a la infanta Margarita, hija predilecta del rey Felipe IV, rodeada de sus damas y bufones, se le antoja, hoy más que nunca, tarea ardua. Todos los personajes del cuadro están ya prácticamente acabados de pintar, pero la princesa hace tiempo que no viene al estudio. Parece que se aburre posando. Murmuran que anoche se atrevió a confesárselo a su padre, después de la cena. ¡Y su Católica Majestad ha dicho que le cuenten cuentos! Protestan las meninas, los guardadamas, los enanos, hasta el propio pintor de cámara se queja. Sin embargo, cuando aparece...