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"Latin America's population is estimated to be well over half a billion people, almost one-tenth of the world's population, living in thirty-three different countries and territories. This engrossing book explores the people of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies and provides extensive detail on their diverse cultures. An authoritative overview of the varied and rich traditions of each of these regions is presented, as well as a thorough discussion of the religions, languages, and ethnicities of Latin Americans."

Uncover some of the most infamous disasters in the world including the Hindenburg, the sinking of the Titanic, the Dust Bowl, BP oil spill, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, and the Chernobyl disaster in this shocking book. With its intriguing facts, vivid images, helpful graphs and maps, and informational text, this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title will keep readers informed, engaged, and interested from cover to cover.

Si usted es de los que piensan que apenas hay relación entre la condición humana y las matemáticas, tiene que leer este libro. En él se encontrará con la mitología, la música, la guerra, la astronomía, la literatura... y las matemáticas viajando juntas a través del tiempo y del espacio; desde Egipto, Mesopotamia, la Grecia clásica o la Constantinopla asediada por los turcos hasta la Polonia ocupada por los nazis, Los Álamos de las primeras bombas atómicas o Hiroshima y Nagasaki. Un periplo fascinante desde el centro de la Tierra a los planetas exteriores del sistema solar, del...

Which animals and plants can survive in a dry desert environment? Readers learn about the living things that make up desert food chains, including cacti, snakes, and scorpions. Colorful photographs of desert life make readers feel like they’re exploring new parts of this habitat with each turn of the page. Fact boxes provide additional information about the creatures that make up desert food chains, and a detailed food web shows how these food chains all come together. The desert is an extreme habitat, and readers will enjoy learning about the extreme plants and animals that live there.