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Travel from the Egyptian pyramids, to the canals of Venice, to a space station, all within a single book! Each colorful page is filled with logic and observation games for curious minds. An answer key is included at the end of the book.

"Tras recibir la noticia de la muerte de su hermana, un hombre comienza una huida que lo lleva del centro congestionado de una ciudad latinoamericana a sus arrabales, por cuyo dominio pelea la selva. Todo en el viaje, de este hombre se convierte en deriva. Vive, junto a los compañeros que se le van uniendo, en el aturdido presente de los supervivientes de una catástrofe, que solo pueden alimentar la estrategia de una fuga incesante: continuar, avanzar, seguir adelante."--Page 4 of cover.

Beautiful illustrations translate into suggestive images the two faces of the sea?the calm and the wind?enabling children to understand the meaning of the words themselves.

Texas has had some extraordinary people. This book covers some of them, such as Melinda Gates, astronaut Shannon Walker, and Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot. Age-appropriate text teaches readers about Texas's most important movers and shakers, while historical and contemporary images reinforce the book's key concepts.