El Cuerpo Humano

What’s the best way to solve problems between people? By talking them over and working them out. It’s never too soon for children to learn the process of peaceful conflict resolution. This book distills it into clear, simple language and supporting illustrations. Children learn to calm themselves, state the problem, listen, think of solutions, try one, evaluate results, and even agree to disagree when a solution isn’t possible. Includes conflict resolution skillbuilding games and role plays for adults to use with children. Now children and adults can enjoy our most popular Learning to...

Translated summary: In northern Iceland, 1829, Agnes Magnúsdóttir is condemned to death for her part in the brutal murder of her lover. Based on actual events.

Soccer has been played for over 200 years in hundreds of countries across the globe. While it doesn't always get the same level of exposure that football or basketball enjoy in the United States, professional soccer is one of the world's most popular sports. Soccer has a number of living superstars who have changed the game forever with their talents and achievements. Readers will learn about Marta, often regarded as the greatest female soccer player of all time. The inspirational story of her life, trials, and journey to greatness is sure to turn young readers into soccer fanatics.

James Lovelock —autor de la La venganza de la Tierra, Planeta, 2007— pone sobre la mesa las pruebas de un futuro poco esperanzador para nuestro planeta. El polémico científi co creador de la teoría de Gaia —que considera la Tierra como organismo vivo que se autorregula en pos de su supervivencia— presenta aquí una verdad aún más incómoda que la de Al Gore. Ninguna acción humana tiene la capacidad de reducir las consecuencias con la rapidez suficiente, ni siquiera para frenar el cambio climático. Sin embargo, la civilización tiene el deber de sobrevivir en los pocos refugios...