La Gente y la Cultura (the People and Culture of Latin America)

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.

Trained originally in the French classical manner, Matisse was inspired by the Impressionists and Cezanne to create a style that brought out the beauty of color, form and line by reducing them to the bare essentials. While considered a leader of the Fauves and an inspiration to most of the great figures in modern art, he wasn't interested in being associated with any school or trend. A family man who worked 'office hours' in his studio, he defies the image of the artist as a tortured soul. In a career spanning six decades, he produced masterpiece after masterpiece that constantly challenge...

Con sus aproximadamente mil quinientas entradas, el presente Diccionario de términos literarios proporciona una información rigurosa y actualizada sobre los conceptos fundamentales de las diferentes disciplinas que integran la denominada ciencia de la literatura. El abundante uso de ejemplos, así como su lenguaje preciso y accesible, y la indicación de la bibliografía pertinente en cada caso, hacen de esta obra una herramienta indispensable para el estyudio de cualquier materia relacionada con el ámbito de las letras

Asteroids and comets shoot straight through space. They just look like bright lights with tails, but there is much more to these fascinating objects! Learn all about asteroids and comets in this Spanish-translated book. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.