La familia Ciencia

Kids often play with magnets, yet they don't learn how these playthings work for many years. Practical knowledge from their play can help them learn more about magnetism, and so can this book. Specially written for those with reading challenges or readers looking for a review, the main text covers important vocabulary, magnetic fields, and a discussion of why metals and magnets come together. Diagrams and succinct fact boxes offer additional ways to learn each concept and explain some ideas in greater detail.

As a young boy, Jos Marti he traveled to the countryside of Cuba and fell in love with the natural beauty of the land. During this trip he also witnessed the cruelties of slavery on sugar plantations. From that moment, Mart began to fight for the abolishment of slavery and for Cuban independence from Spain through his writing. By age seventeen, he was declared an enemy of Spain and was forced to leave his beloved island. Marti traveled the world and eventually settled in New York City. But the longer he stayed away from his homeland, the sicker and weaker he became. On doctor's orders he...

Aligned with school learning programs, Little Issue is an educational magazine that introduces children to science, helps them learn to read, and raises awareness about disabilities and genetic diseases. Little Issue is intended for children aged 6 and up. It is published quarterly. In South Africa, the English version is distributed free to partner schools. Little Issue is also available in French and Spanish, distributed free of charge in schools and to hospitalized children.

Venerado y vilipendiado a un tiempo, Lobachevski se cierne imponente sobre la matemática del siglo XIX. Al igual que sucede a la mayoría de los mitos, el Lobachevski real está oculto por capas de negligencia y desconocimiento. Su fantástica obra, argumentaban muchos, no era otra cosa que herejía matemática, una senda falsa. Lobachevski es una personalidad abrumadora, un soñador empedernido, un hacedor de mundos imposibles pero reales. Lobachevski es, para muchos, una persona desconocida. Este libro cuenta la historia de un hombre sencillo, pero sagaz, obstinado y profundo desde el...