It’s a Dragonfly! / ¡Es una libélula!

There is a contest at a school to design a new playground. The students use blocks to build their models. As they build, they use three-dimensional shapes. Some students build a train out of blocks for the younger students to play on. Can you guess which three-dimensional shape they use for the train's wheels? Read to find out which design wins.

Partiendo de la idea de que la representación es un concepto central en la filosofía, Danto explora en esta obra la tradicional cuestión filosófica de cómo, siendo criaturas con cerebros y cuerpos, representamos - y mal representamos - mundos actuales y posibles. Ilustra su análisis con múltiples alusiones a cuadros, fotografías y otras obras artísticas, además de incorporar referencias a la ciencia, la filosofía de la historia, el psicoanálisis y la teoría de la acción, con el fin de examinar cómo vive el ser humano en la historia y cómo representa el futuro mediante su...

Children learn many things about the octopus, such as where they live, what they eat, and what they do to survive.

What does swimming in a pool, drinking through a straw, breathing in air, and circulating blood all have in common? They all require a form of air or water pressure! Readers will discover the variety of ways that air and water pressure make an impact on our lives and the things in them. This fact-filled, Spanish-translated nonfiction title includes real-life examples and basic experiments to aid in the development of understanding physic and scientific concepts. Readers will be introduced to and learn about Archimedes Principle, atmospheric pressure, vacuums, water density, and hydraulics...