8 a 14 años

All About Manatees is a thorough and colorful introduction to the world of manatees.All About Manatees is the newest entry in Jim Arnosky's treasured All About series, relaunching in Spring 08 from Scholastic Nonfiction. In All About Manatees, Arnosky shows how manatees grow and live, answering kids' biggest questions about these creatures of the water. Packed with intriguing information and brought to life by Arnosky's vibrant watercolors, this book will fascinate young readers.

Travel back in time and into the not-so-distant future to dissect, explore, and discover how all kinds of things do what they do! Along the way, you'll learn why cotton candy is so fluffy, how scientists built a space suit for Mars, and what goes into animating your favorite cartoons.

Look inside, take it apart, turn it over, and figure out how things work! Quippy descriptions, full-color diagrams, and brilliant photographs make even the most intimidating subjects completely accessible--and totally fun! (We're looking at you, space robots.) For every explanation, we touch on basic principles and then dive deeper. Just want to know what terraforming is? We've got you covered. Want to know how to terraform, say, Mars? We'll explain that, too.

But this book isn't just for explaining things. We'll also introduce you to the dreamers, scientists, and innovators who create this amazing stuff. You'll meet a NASA engineer, an underwater archaeologist, and a chocolate scientist. You'll learn what it's like to fly a plane into the eye of a hurricane--on purpose.

Following on the success of National Geographic's How Things Work and How Things Work: Inside Out, How Things Work: Then and Now tackles a whole new batch of extraordinary and everyday things--from man-made to natural, historic to futuristic.

Ilustración para colorear en gran formato con motivo de la ciudad de Valdivia, Chile.

Da rienda suelta a tu creatividad con Chile a tu pinta.

Las ilustraciones son perfectas para colorear de a uno, con amigos o en familia.

Se recomienda colorear con lápices de palo, lápices de cera y/o plumones.

* La imagen muestra sólo una parte de la ilustración.

Ilustración para colorear en gran formato con motivo de la zona del Norte Grande de Chile.

Da rienda suelta a tu creatividad con Chile a tu pinta.

Las ilustraciones son perfectas para colorear de a uno, con amigos o en familia.

Se recomienda colorear con lápices de palo, lápices de cera y/o plumones.

* La imagen muestra sólo una parte de la ilustración.