El maravilloso ciclo del agua

The pursuit and apprehension of art thieves in this activity book introduces young readers to the greatest artists and paintings of the 20th century. A hungry, art-devouring gang of mice is ruining the collection of paintings at the Museum of Contemporary Art—and they must be captured. Having only small shreds of paintings that he has found scattered through the galleries, the director enlists the readers to help him identify the ruined works and track down the culprits. La búsqueda y la aprensión de criminales de arte introducen a jóvenes lectores a los grandes artistas y pinturas del...

Los años noventa del siglo pasado fueron testigo de un florecimiento notable de las reflexiones estéticas consagradas a la estética. Lo más sorprendente es que estos debates encontraron, al menos durante cierto tiempo, un eco público más allá de la esfera de la filosofía profesional, sobre todo en lo que se ha dado en llamar «el mundo del arte». De ahí a creer en un renacimiento de la propia doctrina estética no hay más que un paso, que algunos filósofos se han apresurado a dar. El objeto de este ensayo es mostrar el carácter ilusorio de una creencia así incluso de una...

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

Nature is amazing and filled with different shapes. Learn about the different shapes found in nature. Paired to the fiction title What Can I Make?.