Vivo cerca de un desierto (There's a Desert in My Backyard!)

Many people around the world live in the forest biome. That’s because temperate forests grow in places where winter isn’t too cold and summer isn’t too hot. Readers learn that we need to care for this biome that’s in so many backyards. Simple, accessible language describes common trees and characteristics of both evergreen and deciduous forests, and full-color photographs highlight their beauty. Animals and their adaptations to this biome are addressed in the main content as well.

Life on Earth depends on carbon. In fact, about 18.5 percent of a human body's mass is carbon. How carbon is taking in and given off through animals' breathing, the burning of fossil fuels, and more can be shown in the model known as the carbon cycle. Though this concept can be confusing, all readers have a chance to understand this concept through the text and simple diagrams in this book. Both struggling readers and those looking for review can find the most important components and vocabulary of the carbon cycle in low-level, accessible text.

Jemima Kincaid es feminista y cree que todos deberían serlo. Su colegio está lleno de tradiciones arcaicas, incluyendo el baile de graduación; si una chica quiere ir, debe esperar pasivamente a que un chico la invite, dándole a él todo el poder de decisión. Cuando Jemima es nombrada parte del comité organizador del baile junto con Andy, la estrella del equipo de futbol americano y Ginnifer, la típica niña perfecta y popular, ve una oportunidad para cambiar las cosas. Inspirada en sus ideales y el deseo de dejar una marca en su escuela, Jemima propone una nueva dinámica para el baile ...

Se reúnen aquí tres ensayos del brillante psicoanalista francés. El primero, íLo atractivo del sueñoî, defiende, contra íel desencanto del sueñoî de Freud y frente al ídormir sin soñarî, la ambición romántica del sueño. El segundo, íLo extraño de la transferenciaî, estudia la dialéctica transferencia-contratransferencia con ayuda del concepto de migración. Y el tercero, íLa inquietud de las palabrasî, salva al lenguaje del desastre neurótico tras el análisis de las relaciones entre psicoanálisis y escritura.

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...