Las ballenas

Learn all about the Women's National Basketball Association. Discover fascinating facts, from record-breaking stars to winning teams and important positions.

From Mexico to the tip of South America, Latin America features varied scenery, including deserts, grasslands, plains, and mountains. Some are extreme: The Andes is the world's longest mountain range, and the Atacama Desert has not had rain for over 400 years! Latin America's remarkable landscape is an essential factor in its surprisingly different climatic zones. This insightful volume offers a comprehensive tour of the many vibrant countries of this fascinating region, highlighting its most striking areas in vivid photographs. It is also an inviting exploration of geography, natural...

La disputa entre los animales y el hombre es una pequeña obra maestra de la literatura árabe recogida en la Enciclopedia de los Ijwân al-Safâ; («Hermanos de la Pureza», secta filosófica del mundo islámico del siglo X que supo aunar la sabiduría persa y el legado de Grecia con el espíritu religioso del Islam). La disputa es un apólogo de grandes pretensiones en el que se pone en tela de juicio la superioridad del hombre sobre los animales. Con un lenguaje vivo y lleno de colorido muestra las observaciones zoológicas de la época a la vez que critica la sociedad de aquel momento e...

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War by delving into major social studies topics in this project-based examination. The volume presents a series of broad questions touching on major themes in the social studies curriculum. Each question is accompanied by several paragraphs examining that question in the context of the Cold War, as well as a detailed project that prompts readers to think critically and present their findings or opinions in a particular format, such as a poster with side-by-side comparisons, a persuasive essay, or a class presentation.