John Sutter

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...

A visual feast of shapes, colors, and poetic riddles, this unique book combines contemporary art with a game of puzzles and observations. Hidden among spectacular pop-ups are hundreds of words and images, including a heart, a teardrop, a smile, flowers, and letters of the alphabet. Children discover new hidden objects with every read and lose themselves in the beauty of each magnificent page spread. Un festival visual de formas, colores y acertijos poéticos, este libro único combina el arte contemporáneo con un juego de adivinanzas y observación. Escondidos entre los desplegables...

History is full of unsolved crimes, mysterious disappearances, and strange sightings. Readers will discover some of the most well-known mysteries in history--including Amelia Earhart, Big Foot, and the Salem Witch Trials--in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Featuring detailed images, intriguing facts, and informational text in conjunction with a glossary of terms and an index, readers will be enthralled from beginning to end!

“En el año 2013, la Comunidad Europea elabora el ``Marco Común Europeo de Competencias Digitales’’, o DigComp, que recoge las capacidades o habilidades que todo ciudadano debe tener en el ámbito digital para desarrollarse social y profesionalmente de una manera competente. Y, posteriormente, se desarrolla el ``Marco Común Europeo de Competencias Digitales Docentes’’, o DigCompEdu, centrado en el docente. Son documentos en continua evolución y que, basándose en ellos, permite a las instituciones elaborar criterios de evaluación y certificación de competencias. Las áreas en...