¿Qué significa ser programador? (What's It Really Like to Be a Coder?)

We use machines every day, but most of us don't understand how they work. When they break down, most of us have no idea how to fix them. Mechanics are the masters of machines. Readers learn that mechanics work on vehicles, including cars, boats, and buses. They use special tools to take them apart and fix what's wrong, and they use their experience and technology to diagnose problems. They often work long hours, sometimes in bad weather, to get us where we need to go. Your readers will see that mechanics keep our world moving and growing.

If it were possible to shrink down and take a tour of a human body, would you want to go? Readers will get that chance when they explore the body of a guy named Marty, who will let them check out the body systems that keep his heart beating and his body moving every day. With the help of a tiny ship that goes through his ears and all the way through his digestive system, readers will learn exactly what they are made of with this great book.

Tres inquietos de la Italia del siglo XV Piero Migliacci, Francesco y Selena- emprenderán, sin pretenderlo, la aventura más apasionante de su vida gracias a que conocerán a un misterioso y extraño ser: el viejo Hermes. El anciano maestro llegará de manera imprevista hasta la bella ciudad de Florencia lugar donde se desenvolverá la trama-, y a pesar de no gozar de muy buena fama entre sus vecinos, el octogenario “visitante” sabrá conquistar la amistad de los jóvenes amigos llegando hasta lo más profundo de sus corazones y sometiéndolos a una suerte de pruebas que habrán de ser...

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).

It is gooey and sweet, a delicious, chewy treat. It is bubblegum! Come along as we smack, blow, and pop our way through addition and subtraction! Students will develop their math skills while engaged in reading about the fascinating history of gum. This Spanish math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, intriguing sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning arithmetic concepts relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase...

New York City’s desegregated Palladium Ballroom springs to life with a diverse 1940s cast in this jazzy picture-book tribute to the history of mambo and Latin jazz. Era la década de 1940 en la segregada cuidad de Nueva York. Ya sea que bailaras al sonido de las trompetas y los saxofones en un salón en el barrio italiano o en la calle al son de maracas y congas en el barrio puertorriqueño, generalmente bailabas en el lugar donde vivías y con gente de tu mismo origen. Pero antes de que terminara la década, una nueva sala de baile — el Palladium – acogió a personas de todos los...