El uso de instrumentos para entender nuestro mundo / Using Tools to Understand Our World

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.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Nicaragua"--

Plants are living things that grow and change. Over time, plants have made remarkable adaptations to suit the habitats in which they live. Simple text and beautiful images highlight how plants have adapted to life in the Arctic, in aquatic environments, and in other habitats such as those in deserts and grasslands.

Brno, años cincuenta. En pleno terror estalinista, una joven pintora es asesinada tras un interrogatorio de la policía secreta. Su hermano, un arquitecto especializado en diseñar edificios de mal gusto para los gerifaltes comunistas, jura venganza. Un día, por casualidad, descubre un sótano abovedado situado justo debajo de su edificio, en el centro de Brno, y es entonces, tras recordar un relato de Nabokov, a quien conoció en su infancia, cuando se propone encerrar allí al responsable de la muerte de su hermana. No obstante, su particular campaña de venganza privada se le va de las...