Australia Y Oceanía

Discusses the various features of Australia, including its climate, mountains, rivers, lakes, animals, vegetation, coral reefs, flightless birds, population, and cities, and history of the Aborigines.

Huracanes y tornados is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

En la Biblioteca Nacional de París, un joven estudioso descubre al azar un excéntrico filósofo del siglo xviii, Gaspard Languenhaert, fundador de una escuela efímera, la de la filosofía «egoísta», basada en la idea de que nada existe fuera del individuo, es decir que el «yo» es el creador del mundo y, por tanto, su Dios. Pero los escasos datos que encuentra sobre ese personaje se pierden o se dispersan, como si se tramara una conspiración para borrar su memoria... La secta de los egoístas es una brillante y enigmática novela breve, en la que una investigación bibliográfica...

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...

Poetic text recounts the childhood of the noted Spanish poet, including his love for the nature and folklore of his native Andalusia, his introduction to music and literature at home, and his health problems.