¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué los flamencos son rosados? O, ¿cómo es posible que algunos animales sobrevivan meses sin agua? El mundo animal está lleno de misterios y curiosidades que parecen sacadas de otro planeta. Y lo mejor de todo… ¡la respuesta está mucho más cerca de lo que crees! Este libro te invita a descubrir hechos sorprendentes sobre las criaturas más fascinantes de la Tierra. No es solo una colección de datos; es un recorrido por las preguntas más intrigantes que jamás te habrías planteado… hasta ahora. ¿Qué puedes esperar de este viaje? 92 curiosidades que desvelan secretos que nunca imaginarías: desde cómo los pulpos usan tres corazones hasta qué animal puede regenerar partes de su cuerpo. Preguntas que generan intriga y despiertan tu lado más curioso: ¿Por qué algunos peces “vuelan” sobre el agua? ¿Es verdad que los delfines tienen un “nombre” único para reconocerse entre ellos? Respuestas que te sorprenderán: Desde las profundidades del océano hasta los cielos más altos, los animales esconden habilidades que desafían la lógica. Y aquí, cada página te dejará con la boca abierta. Pero este libro no se limita a sorprenderte... Te invita a sumergirte en un mundo que combina lo increíble con lo real, lo entretenido con lo educativo. Es un libro pensado para todos aquellos que se fascinan con el planeta en el que vivimos, que quieren saber cómo y por qué. ¿Sabías que hay una criatura que puede vivir en el espacio? O que algunos animales cambian de sexo según lo necesitan? Es probable que muchas de estas preguntas ni siquiera te las habías planteado… hasta hoy. Y lo mejor de todo es que solo con este libro podrás resolverlas. Cada página abre una nueva ventana al asombro y deja una huella de conocimiento que querrás compartir con otros. ¿Qué encontrarás dentro? Animales extraordinarios, con capacidades que parecen mágicas, pero que tienen explicaciones científicas fascinantes. Descubre cómo las tortugas marinas hibernan bajo el agua o por qué los cangrejos caminan de lado. Respuestas sencillas y sorprendentes a preguntas complejas. No necesitas ser un experto en biología para entender cómo funciona la naturaleza… solo necesitas la curiosidad suficiente para seguir leyendo. Ilustraciones que facilitarán la comprensión y alegrarán la experiencia. Un enfoque elegante y entretenido que combina rigor científico con historias que te harán mirar a los animales desde una perspectiva completamente nueva. Imagina esto: Estás leyendo sobre cómo los pingüinos sobreviven en los climas más extremos o qué animal puede caminar sobre el agua, y de repente… surge una nueva pregunta, una nueva incógnita que solo este libro puede responder. Cada capítulo es un nuevo descubrimiento, una nueva llave para entender mejor el mundo que nos rodea. Este libro es mucho más que información. Es una aventura en cada página, un recordatorio de que la naturaleza siempre tiene algo nuevo que enseñarnos. Y lo único que necesitas hacer es abrirlo. ¿Estás listo para descubrir el asombro detrás de cada misterio animal?

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Superheroes have superpowers, abilities like strength or invisibility or flight. But did you know that ordinary kids have superpowers too? From dancing to reading to persistence and optimism, all of us have a superpower that makes us special and unique, a special ability that enables us to make a difference in the world. What's your superpower? With eighteen stories of kids with everyday superpowers, The Big Book of Superpowers will inspire kids to look inside and find what makes them extraordinary

This artist's book accompanies the exhibition of a collaborative project by Swiss artist Ursula Biemann and Brazilian architect Paulo Tavares, presented at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, MSU in August 2014. Forest Law is a dynamic visual-textual engagement with the legal, ecological, cosmological and scientific dimensions of the tropical forest in the Ecuadorian Amazon. A trajectory through a transforming landscape, the book illuminates a series of legal cases and indigenous struggles for the rights of nature, incorporating text fragments, video stills and newly designed maps as well as a selection from legal documents, historical archives and other research material. This publication is coupled with the exhibition catalogue The Land Grant: Forest Law.

Cecilia Valdés is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Originally published in New York City in 1882, Cirilo Villaverde's novel has fascinated readers inside and outside Cuba since the late 19th century. In this new English translation, a vast landscape emerges of the moral, political, and sexual depravity caused by slavery and colonialism. Set in the Havana of the 1830s, the novel introduces us to Cecilia, a beautiful light-skinned mulatta, who is being pursued by the son of a Spanish slave trader, named Leonardo. Unbeknownst to the two, they are the children of the same father. Eventually Cecilia gives in to Leonardo's advances; she becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl. When Leonardo, who gets bored with Cecilia after a while, agrees to marry a white upper class woman, Cecilia vows revenge. A mulatto friend and suitor of hers kills Leonardo, and Cecilia is thrown into prison as an accessory to the crime. For the contemporary reader Helen Lane's masterful translation of Cecilia Valdés opens a new window into the intricate problems of race relations in Cuba and the Caribbean. There are the elite social circles of European and New World Whites, the rich culture of the free people of color, the class to which Cecilia herself belonged, and then the slaves, divided among themselves between those who were born in Africa and those who were born in the New World, and those who worked on the sugar plantation and those who worked in the households of the rich people in Havana. Cecilia Valdés thus presents a vast portrait of sexual, social, and racial oppression, and the lived experience of Spanish colonialism in Cuba.

Learn about key ideas, organizations and events that defined the movement in The Feminism Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Feminism in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Feminism Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Feminism, with: - More than 100 ground-breaking ideas in feminism - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concept - A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout - Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Feminism Book is a captivating introduction of the movement’s origins, up until present day, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Here you’ll discover more than 100 amazing ideas that have defined the feminist movement through exciting text and bold graphics. Your Feminist Questions, Simply Explained This fresh new guide examines the ideas that underpin feminist thought through crucial figures, from Simone de Beauvoir to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. If you thought it was difficult to learn about the important milestones, The Feminism Book presents key information in an easy to follow layout. Find out about the campaigning for birth control, suffrages of the late 19th century and recent developments such as the Everyday Sexism Project and the #MeToo movement, through fantastic mind maps and step-by-step summaries. The Big Ideas Series With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Feminism Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.

"Ask anything in my name, I will do it." (John 14:14) Charles H. Spurgeon supplies daily deposits of God's promises into the reader's personal bank of faith. He urges the reader to view each Bible promise as a check written by God, which can be cashed by personally endorsing it and receiving the gift it represents!