Un día de trabajo de un astrónomo (A Day at Work with an Astronomer)

Introduces equipment and devices commonly found in a science laboratory, including beakers, a hand lens, a microscope, and telescopes, and describes their use.

A 2014 report by the US Department of Education found that 22 percent of students ages twelve to eighteen had experienced bullying. This cogent narrative provides readers with supportive methods to help a friend who is being bullied and to promote a bully-free learning environment at school. Physical, social, psychological, and verbal bullying are examined, as well as cyberbulling. Readers discover the consequences of bullying both as a target and as a bystander. They also consider ways to intervene in a bullying situation, how to seek adult help, and how to be empowered and recover from...

Memorial Day is an important and special holiday, but some people forget why we celebrate it. On the last Monday of May each year, people around the country gather and remember the men and women who've died while serving in the U.S. military. This educational book encourages readers to reflect on the sacrifices military personnel make to protect our country. This book also touches upon the more lighthearted side of the holiday and the different types of celebrations that people have each year. Featuring full-color photographs and accessible text, this book is sure to engage beginning readers.

No hay duda de que parte de la popularidad e interés que, a diferencia de otros filósofos coetáneos, sigue despertando hoy día Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) se debe a su heterodoxia y a su amplitud intelectual de miras, que lo llevó no sólo a interesarse por las culturas orientales en una época en la que prácticamente eran desconocidas y despreciadas en Occidente, sino también a tenerlas en cuenta en su obra. Recopilado y organizado por Giovanni Gurisatti, autor asimismo del iluminador estudio que redondea el libro, NOTAS SOBRE ORIENTE reúne los pasajes, apuntes, fragmentos y...