Un bosque para la mariposa monarca

Recounts the life of Cuban violinist Claudio José Domingo Brindis de Salas, a black child who was born free and began his career as a musical prodigy to become a noted concert musician in Paris, while slavery still existed on the island.

"While preparing for Christmas in Puerto Rico, seven-year-old Esmeralda asks the Three Magi for a baby doll like her cousin's, but when they bring something else instead she gains a deeper understanding of the meaning of the holiday."

Even before Christmas celebrations began, evergreen trees were used as part of winter festivals and celebrations. Today, many people still bring a real fir tree into their home at Christmastime, or an artificial tree that may come in any color including green, silver, or pink. Written with age-appropriate language and content, this book explains the symbolism behind our use of Christmas trees today and the many famous trees readers may know, including the huge tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Provides information on the tiny reptiles, including their use of color as a defense, their climbing skills, and their ability to grow back a missing tail.

Esta obra recoge una selección de algunos de los artículos más sugerentes de Flusser. El autor propone que el futuro depende del diseño. Analizando distintos objetos cotidianos, así como temas relacionados con el diseño, desde las tiendas de campaña y los paraguas hasta la ética industrial y la arquitectura de Wittgenstein, Flusser hace hincapié en las relaciones existentes entre el arte y la ciencia, la teología y la tecnología, y la qrqueología y la arquitectura. De la misma manera en que la creatividad formal ha producido armas de destrucción a la vez que grandes obras de...