Me permite, por favor? / May I Please?

Our solar system is made up of the millions of objects in the sky above us, including the Sun, moon, stars, and planets. This book examines the four planets closest to the Sun, known as the rocky planets. All four planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are described with information about their atmosphere, landscape, orbits, and Fun Facts that give additional information about each of these rocky planets! This book will allow students to use observations of the Sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.

This book tells of several indigenous groups and what we know about their lives and customs based on archaeological discoveries and chronicles of the first Spaniards to encounter them. This title also contributes to the overall knowledge and understanding of these Mexican cultures, which play an important part in the history of the ancient world. Este libro cuenta cómo en Aridoamérica florecieron variados grupos indígenas. Lo que sabemos sobre su vida y sus costumbres es resultado de los descubrimientos arqueológicos y las crónicas de los primeros religiosos y militares españoles que...

Esta primera novela de Fernando Claudín es un relato breve pero de una intensidad y hondura tales que sobrecogerá al lector y lo hará reflexionar sobre algunos de los grandes problemas pendientes de nuestro tiempo.

La brillante y conmovedora historia del pueblo estadounidense para lectores de escuela intermedia y secundaria, ahora revisada y actualizada para el centenario del nacimiento de Howard Zinn. La historia del pueblo de Estados Unidos para jóvenes cuenta las historias de obreros, personas esclavizadas, inmigrantes, mujeres, personas negras, latinoamericanos, asiaticoestadounidenses, indígenas estadounidenses y otros que comúnmente son excluidos de libros de texto pero que constituyen parte de la fuerza impulsora de la historia de nuestra nación. Comenzando con un vistazo a la llegada de...

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...