La tierra de las papas

«De vez en cuando me han pedido que contara mi experiencia personal de la literatura o que escribiera sobre algunos de mis maestros, y yo he procurado hacerlo siempre con un máximo de claridad y franqueza. Cuando he tenido que explicarme en público, he procurado hacerlo por escrito: detesto la improvisación, la charla presuntamente espontánea y en el fondo hecha de muletillas y rutinas, de una autoindulgencia intelectual que se ha convertido en costumbre cuando los escritores van a eso que se llama, algo ignominiosamente, hacer bolos.» Con ese mismo espíritu ‹claridad y franqueza‹...

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther. This 6-Pack includes six...

A selection of dazzling, full-color graphic novels offer an appealing way to deliver social studies content, chronicling the lives of inspiring individuals, from important historical figures to famous musicians.

Where did the sunflower come from? How does it grow so tall? How can its thin stalk support such a large and heavy head? These and many other questions are answered in this dazzling book. Using lushly detailed illustrations and photographs, the book takes us inside the sunflower to examine its stem, root system, leaves, and flowering heads, proving an understanding of this unique plant's structure, growth, flowering, reproduction, and cultivation.