Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz y el teatro novohispano

"Discusses the role of the oceans on Earth and introduces waves, tides, and water pressure"--Provided by publisher.

¿Sabía que alabar proviene de una voz latina que significa bofetada, o que chándal procede de una expresión francesa que quiere decir vendedor de ajos? Un diccionario diferente que combina lo científico con lo divulgativo e invita más a la lectura que a la mera consulta esporádica. En él se agrupan una serie de palabras cuya evolución hasta nuestra lengua esconde una historia curiosa, peculiar, extraña y la mayoría de las veces desconocida para la mayoría de los hablantes.

"Amphibians have some of the most interesting life cycles on Earth. The metamorphosis frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians go through has many steps that readers need to understand and remember. This book offers a concise overview of the general amphibian life cycle as well as representative examples of the many species within the animal group. Most importantly, the accessible language is paired with diagrams of the steps of the life cycle to augment readers' understanding of this topic often found in the science curriculum."

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...