Los parques naturales de Texas (Natural Parks of Texas)

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.

What do people and other living things need to survive? Numerous images with simple labels show children all the things we need to live and be happy, from water and food to shelter and love. An activity asks young readers to describe how they have fun.

Children will love the books in this witty, comic-like series on fine arts. With such subjects as awful art, these books succeed in capturing young readers' attention and sustain their interest through engaging illustrations and clever humor. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Todo el mundo sabe que Katherine Mansfield pasó sus últimos días en el Instituto Gurdjieff en Fontainebleau", asegura Orage, autor de esta gran entrevista. "Tuve muchas conversaciones con Katherine sobre este tema durante los años de nuestra relación y, en particular, durante los meses que precedieron a su muerte. Solía decir: ́Supongamos que lograra escribir tan bien como Shakespeare. Sería encantador, y ¿luego qué? Algo le falta al arte literario, aun en su forma más alta. ¡La literatura no basta! ́. Éste es un testimonio invaluable de dos grandes escritores, que no sólo...