¿Está mojado? (What Is Wet?)

When people think of soft things, they immediately conjure up images of furry bunnies and similarly textured animals and objects. This inviting book helps young readers to do the same, as learning about textures is an important tenet of the early elementary curriculum. Carefully selected photographs of soft objects make the concept of texture clear to the reader as well as aid in vocabulary acquisition.

En 1931, Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) y Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914-1999) iniciaron una larga amistad literaria, cuyas consecuencias serían fundamentales para la literatura en lengua española. Desde 1947, el propio Bioy comenzó a registrar, con minuciosidad y precisión, las «interminables, exaltadas conversaciones» que mantenían casi diariamente, afanes en los que perseveró durante cuatro décadas y que condujeron a las 1700 páginas del extraordinario BORGES (Destino, 2006). Preparada también por Daniel Martino, se presenta ahora esta no menos indispensable edición de páginas...

"Bienaventurados aquellos que profanan porque de ellos será el Reino de las Tinieblas. Bienaventurado aquel que repudia a dios porque de él serán los secretos del lado oscuro." No todo festival se desarrolla con ánimo festivo, ni toda blasfemia se pronuncia en vano. A esto viene el Festival de la blasfemia. Quien tenga las agallas para transitar esta historia inquietante, que tome este libro. Quien no tema las remembranzas de imágenes escamosas, que lea estas páginas. Quien se atreva a atesorar esta obra en su biblioteca, que no se pierda la opera prima de terror de Dross Rotzank.

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover. Their theories—and the discoveries that prove and disprove them—are highlighted in this fascinating volume, full of awe-inspiring facts and incredible breakthroughs. Readers will feel like anthropologists and archaeologists themselves as they read about bones and artifacts, and what they reveal about the ancient cultures that roamed...

Learn How Dams And Levees Are Built As Well As The Effects They Have On River Systems In A Region, And Places Downstream.