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De todas las grandes aventuras que ha vivido el ser humano hasta nuestros días, la que le llevó a montarse en una nave espacial y alcanzar la Luna es seguramente la más apasionante y hermosa de todas. Súbete en el Apollo 11 y acompaña a Armstrong, Collins y Aldrin en una aventura espacial camino de la Luna, camino de la historia.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Later Marie won another Nobel award for chemistry in 1911.) She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation.

Torres, peones y caballos ¡a la carga!. No dejen que nos capturen a nadie; su deber es protegerme. Tú, mi reina, quédate aquí conmigo, que todos nos van a cuidar, ¡Alfil! Dime qué ves, aconséjame cuál pieza mover. Y tú, lector ¿te atreves a retarme? El rey. ¿Has oído hablar del ajedrez? ¿Conoces el tablero, sus piezas y la manera en que se mueven? Rooks, pawns, and cavalry... charge! Do not allow a single piece to be taken captive. You, my queen, must stay beside me. They are all here to protect us! Bishop, tell me what you see? What piece should I move? Reader, do you accept...

The unsinkable luxury liner known as the Titanic may have sunk on its first transatlantic voyage in 1912, but people remain riveted to its storied legend. The collision with the iceberg in the North Atlantic was not the only mistake that was made that day. In this spellbinding volume, readers will learn about the passengers and crew aboard the doomed ship and what really happened that tragic night. Historical photographs will transport them back to the glamorous era, while the narrative paints an absorbing picture of the Titanic's sad fate.