El libro de los hechos insólitos

Antes era válido acusar a quienes historiaban el pasado de consignar únicamente las «gestas de los reyes». Hoy día ya no lo es, pues cada vez se investiga más sobre lo que ellos callaron, expurgaron o simplemente ignoraron. «¿Quién construyó Tebas de las siete puertas?», pregunta el lector obrero de Brecht. Las fuentes nada nos dicen de aquellos albañiles anónimos, pero la pregunta conserva toda su carga (Carlo Ginzburg).

This book tells the story of farmers and life on a farm. What do farmers do? What tools and equipment do they use? Who helps them? Livestock, crops and daily chores are perfectly captured in descriptive photography. With full-color, full-page photographs throughout plus straightforward and engaging text, the I Want to Be ... series is an appealing introduction to a broad spectrum of occupations. The series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's ...

Learn how light pollution prevents us from seeing the stars and causes other problems as well. This Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that gives insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems.

After a long trip through the Caribbean, full of conversations and complicities, the Londoner Eric Devon, his wife Nora and a lucid American journalist decide to travel to a Berlin--recovering from the disasters of the perverse effects of Nazism. In a city devastated by war, but full of life, the protagonists are waiting for a great surprise. This impressive time travel offers an unprecedented and refreshing view of Berlin in the late fifties. After a long trip through the Caribbean, full of conversations and complicities, the Londoner Eric Devon, his wife Nora and a lucid American journalist ...