Atlas de los indios norteamericanos

Sitting Bull first went to battle at the age of 14. He grew to be widely respected for his bravery and insight, and became chief of the Lakota nation in his thirties. By the time he met General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, his courage was legendary. Though he soundly defeated Custer, public outrage at the defeat brought thousands of cavalrymen to the area, where it took four more years before the brave chief would surrender. He was forced onto a reservation where he was later killed when police attempted to arrest him.

[English]Why do maple and oak trees drop their leaves in the fall? What other animals share the forest with chipmunks, deer, and snakes? Hike through this book, and find out what makes temperate deciduous forests one of Earth's treasures. [Spanish]¿Por qué al arce y al roble se les caen las hojas en el otoño? ¿Qué otros animales comparten el bosque con las ardillas listadas, los venados y las serpientes? Da un paseo por este libro. Descubrirás por qué los bosques templados son uno de los grandes tesoros de la Tierra.

Where did the sunflower come from? How does it grow so tall? How can its thin stalk support such a large and heavy head? These and many other questions are answered in this dazzling book. Using lushly detailed illustrations and photographs, the book takes us inside the sunflower to examine its stem, root system, leaves, and flowering heads, proving an understanding of this unique plant's structure, growth, flowering, reproduction, and cultivation.

«Decir a quiénes y para qué se destina es dar un libro la mejor definición. Éste se ha escrito para el público no especializado en lingüística, con objeto de informarle breve y claramente de lo que se sabe acerca del origen de las palabras castellanas comúnmente conocidas por la gente educada. He pensado, pues, en cuatro tipos de lectores: estudiantes de todas las disciplinas, aunque acordándome de que los de ciencias humanísticas y filológicas lo emplearán, naturalmente, más que otros; extranjeros cultos que tratan de adquirir del castellano un conocimiento algo sistemático,...