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.

A lo largo de su vida, Eugenio d’Ors, también conocido como Xenius, fue nacionalista catalán, sindicalista, monárquico y, finalmente, falangista. También fue un intelectual extraordinario, crítico de arte, escritor paciente deun dilatado Glosario en catalán y en castellano y, en definitiva, uno de los autores más interesantes de la España de la primera mitad del siglo xx. Una figura tan relevante, compleja y llena de contrastes necesitaba una biografía queexaminara de forma unitaria todas sus facetas. De un modo exhaustivo y nada complaciente, Eugenio d’Ors (1881-1953) saca a la...

Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Animals teaches you how to draw almost 100 different creatures in an adorable manner. Don't believe seagulls and stingrays can be cute? Think again! You don't need any specialist tools or materials to start drawing cute stuff: all you need is a biro or marker pen, then you're ready to go! In her latest book, artist and illustrator Angela Nguyen starts by teaching you the essential techniques of kawaii through quick and easy exercises on the basic shapes, effects and style. From there, jump straight into drawing the myriad beasts - small and big - you can find...

Introduce students to one of the greatest presidents in American history, Abraham Lincoln. In this engaging and informational Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the amazing things that Lincoln accomplished during his presidency, and why he is considered a hero today. Build reading skills and strengthen social studies knowledge with this engaging book!

Ático el zapatero es un excelente narrador de historias; tanto, que un buen día decide viajar hasta el monte Ida, donde cada año se reúnen los mejores narradores de Grecia para participar en un festival. Por el camino, Ático irá contanto relatos de dioses, héroes y monstruos a todos los que se lo pidan. Así, hasta llegar a cien historias que desvelarán al lector el fabuloso mundo de los mitos griegos, y permitirán a Ático hacerse con el premio al mejor narrador del festival.