Mini súperchistes de viaje

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...

Dirigido a lectores infantiles, este libro se caracteriza por captar efectivamente la atención y el interés de sus pequeños lectores gracias a una presentación gráfica realmente espectacular. Aprovechando la gran cantidad de imágenes sobre temas de astronomía disponibles en la actualidad, las cuales tienen además una alta resolución y una impresionante calidad, el libro despliega un atractivo repertorio gráfico para ilustrar temas apasionantes tales como las naves espaciales y las actividades y desafíos que caracterizan la labor de los astronautas. El contenido se concentra en...

Cartoons and text provide a humorous look at revolutions and revolutionaries around the world throughout history.

From Mexico to the tip of South America, Latin America features varied scenery, including deserts, grasslands, plains, and mountains. Some are extreme: The Andes is the world's longest mountain range, and the Atacama Desert has not had rain for over 400 years! Latin America's remarkable landscape is an essential factor in its surprisingly different climatic zones. This insightful volume offers a comprehensive tour of the many vibrant countries of this fascinating region, highlighting its most striking areas in vivid photographs. It is also an inviting exploration of geography, natural...