Sam Houston

Em dic Nebkheperure Tutankamon, però em podeu dir Tut. Segur que el meu nom us sona. Alguns de vosaltres deveu conèixer el meu rostre gràcies a la meva cèlebre màscara d’or. D’altres potser heu tingut la sort de visitar la meva tomba a Egipte. Fins i tot és possible que hàgiu sentit parlar de la maledicció que m’envolta. Bé, la qüestió és que vaig ser famós no solament al meu temps sinó també al vostre. N’endevineu la raó? Exacte! Vaig ser un faraó de l’antic Egipte.

Bloomsbury Scientists is the story of the network of scientists and artists living in a square mile of London before and after the First World War. This inspired group of men and women viewed creativity and freedom as the driving force behind nature, and each strove to understand this in their own inventive way. Their collective energy changed the social mood of the era and brought a new synthesis of knowledge to ideas in science and art. Class barriers were threatened as power shifted from the landed oligarchy to those with talent and the will to make a difference.

George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography translated in Spanish. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content, while a simple, interesting experiment leaves Spanish-speaking children...

Conocida también por Juana de América, consigue junto con Gabriela Mistral y Alfonsina Storni que la voz de las mujeres americanas acceda al lugar que le corresponde en literatura universal.