Valores sociales

Examines the nature of human rights, including the gradual development of the idea that all people, regardless of gender, color, or wealth, are citizens with rights, not just subjects with duties, and discusses the growth of social rights and the case against torture.

Readers find out what it's like for astronauts to eat, sleep, and work on a manned space flight in this adventurous, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Children will discover what it's like to be weightless in zero gravity, how Mission control helps keep astronauts safe, and what astronauts do during their free time through vivid photographs, interesting, informative text, and stimulating facts.

Follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind forces and motion. Written in graphic-novel format.

In 1876, France decided to give the United States a very big and very special present--the Statue of Liberty. The gift was to commemorate the 100th birthday of the United States, and just packing it was no small feat--350 pieces in 214 crates shipped across the ocean. The story of how the 111-foot-tall lady took her place in the New York Harbor will fascinate young readers.

El libro constituye una completa recopilación de todos los pensamientos, ideas o reflexiones de grandes personajes de la historia en diferentes campos del saber (filosofía, literatura, política, ciencia o arte) sintetizados en cortas y dicientes frases que a través del tiempo han reflejado el sentir de sus autores ante una situación o realidad momentánea. Estas máximas trascienden en el tiempo y el espacio convirtiéndose en frases que encierran gran profundidad o trascendencia en pocas palabras; conllevando a la reflexión, la crítica o el cuestionamiento de una realidad. Con...