Mujeres en las ciencias (Women in Science)

For thousands of years, militaries around the world were limited to male soldiers. However, throughout history, brave women have stepped out of the background and onto the battlefield. This biographical text covers the important women who’ve broken ground in the military. Famous historical figures such as Joan of Arc, Clara Barton, and Florence Nightingale are covered in depth, while the stories of modern-day heroes are presented to show how women are still affecting change on the front lines. A comprehensive timeline, fact boxes, and historical and modern images complete this...

Texas cuisine is influenced by various cultures, including German, British, African American, Cajun/Creole, Mexican, Native American and Asian. Most people associate Texas cuisine with Tex-Mex cooking, but readers will learn that, for instance, the Texas barbecue is equally famous as well as unique in all of the United States.

An incessant journey through the imagination that forms in the world of a child when immersed in letters, words and books. A small girl walks among the words that form the classic childhood stories to tag along with a boy, so he can enter into the woods of imagination and provoke the pleasure for reading. With a poetic and evocative language, the authors make a profound reflection on the importance of reading in the formation of an individual.

We often don´t stop to think about the origin of certain foods, but many of the foods we consume today only reached us as a result of great discoveries and the subsequent international commerce between east and west. This book brings us closer to the complex relations between different cultures and shows us the importance of ocean voyages in the development of international commerce.

Dos historias que tratan sobre el amor maternal, y sobre los momentos importantes que se dan en una relación familiar en las diferentes etapas de la vida. Una de ellas sigue la secuencia normal de un libro, de izquierda a derecha y de adelante hacia atrás. La otra se cuenta al revés, es decir, de derecha a izquierda y de atrás hacia adelante.