Cautivos en el altiplano

Escritos entre 1924 y 1932, los microgramas son el testamento literario de Robert Walser. Se trata de una colección de 526 hojas y papeles de distinto formato densamente cubiertos de una letra minúscula, escritos a lápiz e ilegibles a primera vista. La minuciosa labor de Werner Morlang y Bernhard Echte, que dedicaron más de quince años a descifrarlos letra a letra, puso fin al desconcierto y reveló como una colección de textos breves, poemas y dramas en verso de incalculable valor literario lo que en un principio parecía fruto de la locura del autor suizo. El propio Walser reconoció...

This book introduces you to giraffes, including their size, diet and everyday behavior, which highlights differences between those in the wild and those living in a zoo habitat.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these small dinosaurs face-to-face: Little Lesothosaurus was the length of a house cat! Epidendrosaurus could climb into trees like a squirrel! Liaoceratops had body armor and horns-and was only the size of a collie dog! Plus,...

Many insects hatch from eggs and molt several times as they grow bigger. Others, such as butterflies, undergo a complete metamorphosis. A common science curriculum topic, insect life cycles may be confusing because of these differences. However, this book breaks down these cycles into easy-to-understand steps in both accessible language and colorful diagrams readers can turn to for review again and again. The most important vocabulary needed to talk about insect life cycles is further explained in fact boxes and an extended glossary.