Mi Mundo (My World) Vehículos de emergencia

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover. Their theories—and the discoveries that prove and disprove them—are highlighted in this fascinating volume, full of awe-inspiring facts and incredible breakthroughs. Readers will feel like anthropologists and archaeologists themselves as they read about bones and artifacts, and what they reveal about the ancient cultures that roamed...

Conceptos y términos económicos para adolescentes y jóvenes adultos ¿Cuál fue el origen de las monedas? ¿Qué pasaría si de repente un banco decidiera producir más dinero? Economía para mentes inquietas resuelve todas estas dudas y muchas otras: desde conceptos como el funcionamiento de los mercados y las leyes de la oferta y la demanda a aspectos más cotidianos como las divisas, el control del gasto o el ahorro. Hasta los conceptos más oscuros son fáciles de entender, gracias a un texto cercano, magníficas ilustraciones y esquemas visuales. Economía para mentes inquietas es...

Brief biographies of well-known men and women, from ancient time to the present day, who made significant contributions in various fields.