Thomas Edison

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

Our closest solar system is about 10 light years away. It has two main types of planets. Some are rocky and small, like planet Earth, while others are huge balls of gas, like Jupiter. Learn about how astronomers once thought our solar system was the one and only, to how they have now discovered hundreds of stars with planets orbiting them, which means there could be billions of solar systems in outer space! Just maybe, these alien worlds could host life, like our own amazing planet. This book allows students to use observations of the Sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be...

«Soy tibetano, uno de los pocos que han llegado a este extraño mundo occidental», ha escrito Lobsang Rampa. «Me aseguran que algunas de mis afirmaciones es posible que no sean creídas. El Tibet es un país desconocido para el resto del mundo.». La obra de Lobsang Rampa ha dado la vuelta al mundo con éxito extraordinario. Hasta que, por asombro de todos, llegó la noticia sensacional: el hijo de un fontanero inglés reclamaba la paternidad del original. Sin embargo, después de las más fantásticas suposiciones, sigue en pie una hipótesis mucho más verosímil: su autor era un...

Este libro interactivo, magníficamente ilustrado por Fernando Vicente, acerca a los jóvenes lectores al mundo fascinante y misterioso del antiguo Egipto. Cada doble página es una visita privilegiada a un escenario lleno de magia: la orilla del río Nilo, un mercado de la ciudad de Tebas, la galería de los dioses egipcios, las pirámides, las tumbas de los grandes faraones, y un puñado de juegos y enigmas para aprender y divertirse.

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein--but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun, engaging way that clearly explores the world he lived in and changed.