Jugar con el viento (Playing with Wind) ebook

When it's hot outside, what can you do to stay cool? People have found many ways to cool off and cool down. How cool is that? Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Perfect for English language learners, this Spanish book builds young ...

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

This engaging volume takes a close look at the legend of Joaquin Murrieta, the man who came to be known as the Robin Hood of Eldorado. Dynamic text tells the story of Murrieta, with plenty of exciting age-appropriate details, but also examines the complex relationship between fact and fiction in legends such as his. Interesting and informative historical background on the California Gold Rush and the role of Mexicans and Californios in the area at the time round out this fun and informative volume.

En la Barcelona de 1920 un joven abogado y periodista monárquico entra en relación con personajes muy diversos: una cabaretera agredida que no dice todo lo que sabe; un líder anarquista que vacila entre el pactismo y la violencia; un general recién llegado a la ciudad para imponer el orden sin contemplaciones, y una bella y adinerada condesa decidida a mantener su independencia...De la mano de Pablo Vilar nos desplazamos desde las grutas de los miserables en Montjuich a las fiestas de alta sociedad en el Ritz o el Laberinto de Horta, y de las comunidades ácratas a los juzgados donde se...

La abuela de Kerstin gana un premio estupendo: un crucero por el Caribe. A Kerstin le apetece mucho ir, pero no tiene billete. Sin embargo se las ingenia para colarse en el barco... ¿Qué peripecias esperan a este singular polizón? Una divertida novela en la que se refleja la importancia de la amistad y las relaciones interpersonales.