Agujeros negros (Black Holes)

For many years, people believed there were nine planets that orbited the sun. Now we say there are eight. What happened to the ninth planet, Pluto? What are the different planets like? What exactly makes a planet a planet? These are the many intriguing questions answered with this high-interest book, crafted to be accessible for readers of all levels. Young astronomers will be especially fascinated by the stunning photographs and the "Make the Grade" fact boxes.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Take a journey into the wild world of reptiles and amphibians! Readers will learn about crocodiles, lizards, snakes, tortoises, and salamanders. Featuring a glossary, index, colorful images and charts, intriguing facts, and clear, informative text, readers will be sure to be enthralled as they move through this engaging, Spanish-translated book.

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...

A partir de la aparición de Pedro Páramo , en marzo de 1955, Rulfo escribe su segunda novela, El gallo de oro. Ambientada en el mundo de las peleas de gallos y concebida como proyecto cinematográfico, probablemente se trate de la obra menos conocida del autor mexicano. No obstante ese desconocimiento, la valoración literaria está al mismo nivel que Pedro Páramo y Llano en Llamas .RM publica esta edición especial de El gallo de oro con dos textos críticos de José Carlos González Boixo y Douglas J. Weatherford, sobre la naturaleza literaria de esta narración, a la que se incorporan...

Los tiburones son criaturas increíbles que nosotros los humanos recién comenzamos a comprender. Este libro, con fotografías de cientos de tiburones y la información más reciente, animará a todos a hacer algo por estos animales en peligro de extinción.