Diccionario Pop de la Moda del Siglo XXI

«LOS pelícanos de San Juan del Sur, un pequeño pueblo costero del océano Pacífico nicaragüense, planean hasta avistar su presa y de repente se dejan caer en picado. El golpe contra el agua es brutal y siempre salen con el pez en el pico. A Fernando Valverde le asombró la perfección milimétrica de su caza hasta que un pescador le reveló que aquel portento escondía una tragedia enorme. De tanto golpear su rostro contra el océano muchos pelícanos mueren ciegos, perdidos en el horizonte. De todo eso habla este libro, del destino de los pelícanos y de cómo los sueños de la gente...

¿Sabías que Marte parece una estrella roja brillante? A menudo se lo llama el Planeta Rojo. Descubre más cosas en Marte, uno de los libros de Los planetas. Did you know that Mars looks like a bright red star? It is sometimes called the Red Planet. Find out more in Mars, a Planets book.

Lara Finch lives a lie. Everyone thinks she is happily married to the faithful Sam. She is actually super bored and misses working. Behind Sam's back, she takes a job in London. Twice a week she takes the sleeper train, where she meets Ellen and Guy. One Friday, Lara disappears from the train without a trace. Her friend Iris does not believe the official story she is told about the disappearance and decides to start her own investigation. Iris cannot believe what she finds out.

Planet Earth gives us the things we need to survive. When it changes, it affects us all. But humans also affect Earth. It’s important that we take care of our planet so that it can continue to take care of us. This Spanish nonfiction book explores the subjects of human ecology and climate change in depth, and introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary like desertification, deforestation, carbon dioxide, erosion, drought, fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect, and more. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text....