Sacrificios e idolatrías

Brno, años cincuenta. En pleno terror estalinista, una joven pintora es asesinada tras un interrogatorio de la policía secreta. Su hermano, un arquitecto especializado en diseñar edificios de mal gusto para los gerifaltes comunistas, jura venganza. Un día, por casualidad, descubre un sótano abovedado situado justo debajo de su edificio, en el centro de Brno, y es entonces, tras recordar un relato de Nabokov, a quien conoció en su infancia, cuando se propone encerrar allí al responsable de la muerte de su hermana. No obstante, su particular campaña de venganza privada se le va de las...

The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. More than 1,700 years later, in 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildings and beautiful mosaics. This easy-to-read account is gripping and includes photos of the ruins.

Learn how scientists channel energy from the sun to power awesome innovations! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Perfect for English language learners, this Spanish book builds 1st grade students’ early literacy skills.

In the last one hundred years, Earth’s average temperature has risen one full degree. That might not sound like much, but it affects Earth’s oceans, land, plants, and animals. Learn all about global warming, the carbon cycle, the greenhouse effect, and weather and climate with this Spanish science reader that brings the power of science and informational text to students at a level they can understand. This nonfiction book introduces students to new concepts, vocabulary terms, and STEM topics. With detailed images and fascinating sidebars, the leveled text supports students reading at...