Salvar la cultura en una catástrofe

Nature is not always kind. Natural disasters like earthquakes and storms can wipe out cities. Entire cultures and their histories are at risk of being lost. When disaster strikes, some people work to save cultural items. They preserve culture for the future! 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...

Esta Pequeña historia recorre la biografía del genial violoncelista Pablo Casals, desde su nacimiento en El Vendrell (Tarragona) hasta su exilio y muerte en Puerto Rico, pasando por sus mejores interpretaciones y su implicación en la defensa de los Derechos Humanos, incluyendo su célebre discurso en la sede de la ONU.

Un canto a la libertad, el amor y la amistad. Este libro recrea la vida de Hipatia de Alejandría, una figura capital de la antigüedad y protagonista del filme Ágora, de Alejandro Amenábar. Estuvo versada en filosofía, matemáticas y astronomía, pero su clase magistral para la historia fueron su sed de vida y de conocimiento, así como el valor y la entereza para defender sus ideales de convivencia y tolerancia. Hipatia fue un espíritu libre, una voz incómoda a causa de la férrea voluntad de llevar una vida plena como mujer sin pedir perdón por ello, aunque debiera pagar por ello el...

Los cangrejos ermitaños no tienen caparazón propio. Deben mudarse a caparazones más grandes a medida que crecen. Aprende estos y otros datos intrigantes en El cangrejo ermitaño, uno de los libros de Me encanta mi mascota. Hermit crabs do not have their own shells. They must move into bigger shells as their bodies grow. Learn these intriguing facts and more in Hermit Crab, an I Love My Pet book.

November 1940. A circus parade walks through the streets of Warsaw, waving a flag and singing. They are 160 Jewish children, forced by the Nazis to leave their beloved orphanage. It's a sad occasion, but led by Doctor Korczak, their inspirational director, the children are defiantly joyful. Their new home is in the ghetto, a prison for Jews. Two years later they board the train that will carry them away to the death camps. Offered his freedom, Doctor Korczak refuses to abandon the children and proudly joins them on their last journey. This profoundly moving illustrated book is based on the...