Sombras chinescas y máscaras

Few natural forces seem as much like magic as magnets. Perhaps that’s why magnets are so fun! Young scientists will love learning about amazing magnets, both natural and man-made. They’ll discover how magnetism is harnessed to help us in many ways. This STEM-supportive volume contains comprehensible text and photographs of students and scientists utilizing magnets. It also includes a simple, fun concluding activity to encourage readers to use this super science tool themselves.

Describes tornadoes, how they form, and the tools scientists use to predict them--in both English and Spanish

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

Un Jacobo adulto intercala reflexiones sobre su vida adolescente, sintiendo que de alguna manera traicionó a Violeta años atrás. Le prometió volver y nunca lo hizo. Es más, la olvidó por completo cuanto tanto le debía. Cuando sus padres se divorciaron, sintió el fracaso como propio y no pudo superar su derrota, por lo que decidió que no merecía la pena vivir. Tras un intento autolítico y pasar unos meses ingresado en el hospital, su médico le recomendó vivir una temporada en un lugar tranquilo: Caxaelecha, un pueblo del norte de España. Un día, buscando el sitio idóneo en los...