Universo

Insectos is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

Having a job and earning money are a part of everyday life for most people, especially adults. The concept seems fairly straightforward: one works to earn. This volume discerns the difference between a job and a career, as well as how a job can develop into a career. Readers will learn why a community's economy needs jobs, how paying someone to do a job helps the person who is paying them, and even about job loss and its consequences. The text also explains different jobs and their effects on the economy, such as those of professional, production, arts, and government and military jobs.

A stinky look at the history of personal hygiene reveals fascinating facts, such as the invention of the toilet, how many times Queen Elizabeth I had a bath, how the first sewers were built, and much more.

Los delfínes son conocidos por ser juguetónes intelligentes—que más podemos aprender sobre ellos? Ahora en español, este título involucra a lectores jóvenes a medida que aprenden todo acerca estes mamiferoes del mar. Fotos de color agregan interés visual, y preguntas de consideración ayudan animar lectores durante su desarrollo de leer libros de no ficción. Dolphins are known for being playful and intelligent—what else can we learn about them? Now in Spanish, this title engages young readers as they learn all about these mammals of the sea. Full-color photographs add fascinating...

Una llamada a vivir el presente sin la ansiedad generada por el espejismo del pensamiento. El autor nos invita a meditar sobre una verdadera experiencia de la vida sin la distorsión causada por espejismo del ego de la auto-creencia. El Ego, no es mas que, una imagen limitada y distorsionada de ti mismo, de nuestro genuino y autentico ser, una trampa para separarnos ilusoriamente de la experiencia de vivirnos a nosotros mismos desde lo esencial. Nos impide valorar las cosas fáciles y genuinas que nos ofrece la vida y en cambio nos las complica y las maximiza volviendolas inalcanzables. Con...