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Why do we need water to live? Find out in this informative title that explains the importance of water to all living things.

Un chico llamado Noax ha descubierto, por casualidad, unos extraños sucesos tras la desaparición de un cargamento de plata dirigido hacia uno de los mercaderes a los que quiere vender sus ricos salazones. Decide investigarlos y llegar al fondo de la cuestión. En dicha investigación se encuentra con una joven misteriosa que vive en el templo de Melkart. Con estas premisas la autora, M. Eloísa Caro, nos introduce en el mundo de los comerciantes fenicios que habitaban Gadir, la ciudad que hoy conocemos como Cádiz, en España. Un libro de aventuras para disfrutar mientras se recorre, sin...

Bridges are a big part of how people get from place to place. But how do they work and how are they built? In this engaging text, readers will explore these important engineering marvels that link places divided by water. Along the way they’ll learn how to build their own model bridge with a step-by-step guide accompanied by full-color photographs of each step. Accessible text illuminates the science behind every span we drive over—and sometimes under!

For ages, the idea of machines that think and act on their own has gripped scientists, thinkers, and the general public. This book explores the history of artificial intelligence (A.I.), and how science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. It examines the technologies involved in A.I. and its inevitable effects on work, life, health, and many other aspects of human society. Rooted in history and science, this book provides an inside look at a topic that captivates engineers, scientists, and dreamers, but also raises important ethical issues and challenges how we see ourselves and our...