Exploremos el ciclo de la roca (Exploring the Rock Cycle)

When rocks change because of environmental conditions, the new rocks are called metamorphic rocks. A rock's chemical or physical makeup may change because of conditions such as temperature, stress, or pressure. Your readers will learn fascinating facts including where metamorphic rocks are most commonly found, the different types of metamorphism, and how metamorphic rocks are identified. Full-color photographs depict these rocks in nature. A helpful graphic organizer shows how these fascinating rocks form.

Although Earth is mostly made up of igneous and metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock covers about 75 percent of Earth's land surface. This means it's the most visible kind of rock on Earth. Sedimentary rocks form when sediment accumulates and compacts. Your readers will learn how sedimentary rocks form, the different types of sedimentary rocks, and how people use sedimentary rocks. Fun fact boxes provide readers with additional information. A helpful diagram illustrates how sedimentary rocks form.

When winter hits, many people in colder climates spend most of their time indoors. But what do wild animals do? Some animals spend winters hibernating. Beginning readers will learn what hibernation is, why some animals hibernate and others don't, and how hibernating animals prepare for their long sleep. Full-color photographs grab readers' attention and allow them to draw connections to the narrative. Readers will love learning about this mysterious, restful time in some animals' lives.

A su paso por Saturno, las sondas Voyager tomaron, en los años 80 del siglo pasado, numerosas fotografías de sus anillos. Aquellas imágenes dieron pie, poco más tarde, a un extravagante experimento. Tras reproducir con suma precisión el diseño de los anillos en forma de surcos sobre un disco de vinilo, la audición desveló por sorpresa, en medio de una sucesión de frecuencias sin sentido, un fragmento de la Ofrenda musical, una de las composiciones más enigmáticas y esotéricas de Johann Sebastian Bach. Este sorprendente resultado podría interpretarse como un atisbo, singular y...

A stinky look at the history of personal hygiene reveals fascinating facts, such as the invention of the toilet, how many times Queen Elizabeth I had a bath, how the first sewers were built, and much more.

This book describes dump trucks called off-highway trucks, explaining their operating equipment and dumping beds, fuel, and jobs.

Increïbles però documentades històries de delinqüents i marginats, narrades amb una qualitat d'estil literari fora del corrent. I amb tendresa i ironia. 2a edició.