La Energía Solar (Solar Energy)

This inspiring biographical series ties in with elementary history, science, and social studies curricula, providing teachers with a valuable interdisciplinary resource. With these books, young readers will discover historical figures who devoted their lives to making the world a better place, and changed the course of history. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Follows the life and career of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with diseases.

Defines pulleys, explains their functions, and suggests simple experiments to demonstrate how they work.

Pablo Pineda es el primer europeo con Síndrome de Down en obtener un título universitario. Maestro, escritor, y actor, irradia carisma e ilusión por aprender. Esta es su entrañable historia, que nos recuerda que la única discapacidad es la de no entender que todos tenemos capacidades diferentes. Pablo Pineda is the first European with Down Syndrome to obtain a university degree. A teacher, a writer, and an actor, he radiates charisma and the will to learn. This is his endearing story, which reminds us that the only disability is not understanding that all of us have different abilities....

Describes the ancient giant kangaroo of Australia's distant past that was five times the size of today's largest kangaroos. Discusses how the animal lived and how it became extinct.

Este libro entusiasmará a muchos jóvenes con el trabajo científico. Consta de 140 experimentos en tres niveles según su dificultad, y en cada uno el autor explica con claridad lo que pasa. Estimulará el asombro ante fenómenos que vemos cada día y llevará al lector a preguntarse por qué son así.

Introducción biográfica y crítica. Noticia Bibliográfica. Bibliografía Selecta. Nota Previa. Jardín de Flores Curiosas. Preliminares. Tratado Primero. Tratado Segundo. Tratado Tercero. Síguese el Cuarto Tratado. Comienza el Tratado Quinto. Tratado Sexto. Índice de Láminas.