La ilustración botánica (Botanical Illustration)

This is a story of three characters--Noah, Joyce, and the anonymous narrator--as each leave their far-flung birthplaces to follow their own personal songs of migration. All three end up in Montreal, each on his or her voyage of selfdiscovery, each compelled to deal with the mishaps of heartbreak and the twisted branches of their shared family tree. Filled with humor, charm, and marvelous storytelling, this novel links cartography, garbage-obsessed archeologists, pirates past and present, a mysterious book with no cover, and a broken compass whose needle obstinately points to the Aleutian...

Las franjas y las telas listadas fueron durante mucho tiempo en occidente marcas de exclusión e infamia. Las llevaron juglares, músicos, bufones, verdugos, condenados, herejes, judíos, musulmanes, así como el Diablo y sus criaturas en la iconografía. Pero durante la época románica vieron la luz otras rayas, éstas positivas, relacionadas con la idea de libertad, juventud, placer y progreso. Michel Pastourau nos explica ese cambio y el valor que nuestra sociedad le da al tejido listado.

Muy amado por los nin?os y las madres por igual, este cla?sico de historias bi?blicas se reviso? de manera minuciosa y se actualizo? para una nueva generacio?n de nin?os.

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.