Cartas Astrales

Did you know that swimming pools are used to train astronauts? Athletes use swimming pools to train when they're injured, and doctors use them to help patients feel better. Learn how swimming pools and aquatic therapy help all kinds of people! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish book ignites a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides English language learners through every step of the engineering design process. Inspire students to pursue a STEAM career with career advice from a real person ...

Readers will set their eyes to the night sky in this fascinating book about astronomers. This volume is a perfect combination between STEM and career guidance as it introduces readers to the different ways astronomers use science, technology, engineering, and math in their work every day. Readers will love learning about celestial bodies and space phenomena, as well as the different processes and equipment astronomers use to observe, collect, and analyze data. This book also covers the steps a person can take to become an astronomer. The curriculum-based information in this book is conveyed...

Con el título "el arte industrial tardorromano", Aloïs Riegl abordó uno de los periodos más controvertidos de la historia del arte, un periodo considerado durante mucho tiempo como decadencia y falta de capacidad creadora. Riegl mostró de forma rigurosa que el arte tardorromano no es ni una prolongación residual ni un apéndice redundante en el arte romano. Para ello estudió la arquitectura, la escultura, la pintura y el arte industrial del periodo, redactando un texto ya clásico en el transcurso de la historia del arte y en su formación como disciplina científica.

Thomas Lang es un ex policía y ahora pistolero a sueldo. Un día recibe la visita de un tal McClusky, quien le ofrece cien mil dólares por asesinar a Alexander Woolf, un empresario americano con negocios en Inglaterra y Escocia. Indignado, Lang rechaza el encargo y decide, en cambio, advertir a la víctima del peligro que corre: una buena acción que no quedará impune.