Artilugia Agenda

Los limones no son rojos, ni las zanahorias moradas... Eso casi todos lo sabemos. Pero no sabíamos cuán sorprendente y creativa puede ser una introducción al mundo del color para los más pequeños.

Eleven-year-old Jenny, whose family came from Russia to America to start a new life, meets the famous Russian composer on his 1891 trip to the New World and writes about it in her diary.

Daphne still visits her husband's family, even though their mansion brings back painful memories of her husband's death after a violent argument with his father. Eight years have gone by, but mystery of what really happened still haunts the family. Daphne turns to her brother-in-law, Dimitri, for support. When the two begin to feel attracted to one another, Daphne feels even more conflicted. Will she find the answers she is desperately seeking?

Readers won't have to disassemble their favorite toys to discover what makes them work. This book explores electric, magnetic, and motion-powered toys from design to function. It introduces readers to the six simple machines and explains how they use force and motion to do work. Not every toy is a technological marvel. Readers learn about time-honored favorites including the rocking horse, Slinky, and rattles.