La historia del fuego

"With vivid photographs and simple text, books in this series introduce children to the concepts of currency, exchange, and global diversity. In this book, children learn how people spend money on goods and services around the world."

This is a story of three characters--Noah, Joyce, and the anonymous narrator--as each leave their far-flung birthplaces to follow their own personal songs of migration. All three end up in Montreal, each on his or her voyage of selfdiscovery, each compelled to deal with the mishaps of heartbreak and the twisted branches of their shared family tree. Filled with humor, charm, and marvelous storytelling, this novel links cartography, garbage-obsessed archeologists, pirates past and present, a mysterious book with no cover, and a broken compass whose needle obstinately points to the Aleutian...

Los libros considerados clásicos no muerden ni son soporíferos. Este libro supone una invitación a los espíritus curiosos a que comprueben que uno puede leerlos y disfrutar con sus propuestas: basta con liberarse de prejuicios y atreverse a emitir opiniones propias, por extrañas que parezcan. El autor, mediante un personal paseo en compañía de dos héroes (Héctor y el Cid) y dos antihéroes (Henry Fleming y Bartleby), protagonistas de cuatro clásicos, reflexiona sobre los personajes literarios con la intención de contagiar su pasión por la lectura de un modo sencillo y riguroso....

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these feathered dinosaurs face to face: The Caudipteryx had feathered arms and a tail that looked like a pom-pom! The Sinovenator may have used colorful feathers to attract a mate! The Microraptor may have used its feathers to glide...