Esferas/Spheres

Esferas/Spheres
Author: Nathan Olson
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 149662162X

Which 3-D shape can blow in the wind, swim in the sea, or roll on the ground? A sphere! Have a ball spotting spheres in the sky, your fridge, and even your toy box.

Circle! Sphere!

Circle! Sphere!
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2020-10-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1623541247

Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid, everywhere! Manny and his friends Olivia and Mei blow bubbles in this playful introduction to geometry. Manny's wand is a circle. Olivia's wand is a square. Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? (Surprise! They're all spheres.) Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Gego

Gego
Author: Monica Amor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2023-04-04
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0300260687

An authoritative study of Gego, whose distinctive modernist practice sits at the intersection of architecture, design, and the visual arts This important book is the first extended study of the life and work of German-born Venezuelan artist Gertrude Goldschmidt (1912-94), known as Gego. In locating the artist's contribution to postwar art and her important place in the global conversations around modernity, Mónica Amor explores her intermedial practice as a model of cultural complexity at the "edge of modernity." In situating Gego's work alongside other local archives and against her European education and global reception, Amor offers a monographic model that complicates traditional approaches to history. She investigates the full range of Gego's work, including her furniture workshop, her teaching at schools of architecture and design, her seminal reticuláreas, and her lesser-known prints. Through rigorous archival research, formal analysis, theoretical relevance, and deep exploration of historical context, this essential book unpacks Gego's radical recasting of the modern sculptural project through her engagement with architecture, craft, and design pedagogy.

Signature of the Celestial Spheres

Signature of the Celestial Spheres
Author: Hartmut Warm
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2010
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1855842351

Is the solar system ordered? Or is it simply the result of random and chaotic accidents? This book takes the reader on a compelling and powerful journey of discovery, revealing the celestial spheres in their astonishingly complex patterns. Movements of the planets are found to correspond accurately with simple geometric figures and musical intervals, pointing to an exciting new perspective on the ancient idea of the "harmony of the spheres." Hartmut Warm's detailed presentation incorporates the distances, velocities, and periods of conjunction of the planets, as well as the rotations of the Sun, Moon, and Venus. Numerous graphics--including color plates--illustrate the extraordinary beauty of geometrical forms that result when the movements of several planets are viewed in relation to one another. Moreover, the author describes and analyzes concepts of the "music of the spheres," with special emphasis on Kepler's revolutionary ideas. The book also discusses current scientific beliefs about the origin of the universe and the solar system, enabling the reader to understand fully how this remarkable research supplements contemporary materialistic views of the cosmos. The appendix includes his mathematical and astronomical methods of calculation, as well as a detailed discussion of their accuracy and validity based on modern astronomical algorithms.

El Enigma de Las Esferas * the Enigma of the Spheres

El Enigma de Las Esferas * the Enigma of the Spheres
Author: Eduardo Lince Fbrega
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2013-07-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9789962690559

UNA TIERRA OLVIDADA, UNA TRAICIN INMINENTE, UN ENIGMA POR RESOLVER - Luego de ofrecernos ttulos como El valle prohibido, El bosque escondido y El jardn interior, Eduardo Lince Fbrega entrega ahora a sus lectores El enigma de las esferas, novela pletrica de acciones mgicas y dilemas enmarcados en una tierra naciente, donde han de enfrentarse las fuerzas fundamentales que sustentan el mundo. Novela juvenil bilinge en espaol e ingls, con temas para reflexionar, apta para el uso en el saln de clases. A FORGOTTEN LAND, AN IMMINENT BETRAYAL, AN ENIGMA TO BE RESOLVED - After offering such titles as The Forbidden Valley, The Hidden Forest and The Inner Garden, Eduardo Lince Fabrega now delivers to his readers The Enigma of the Spheres, a novel brimming with magical actions and dilemmas framed in an emerging land, where the fundamental forces that underpin the world must confront one another. Bilingual juvenile novel in Spanish and English, with ideas to think about, apt for classroom use.

A Book for the World

A Book for the World
Author: Christopher Anderson
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 999
Release: 2023-07-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1662470010

The wondrous, yet troubling world is within!

Moon Costa Rica

Moon Costa Rica
Author: Christopher P. Baker
Publisher: Moon Travel
Total Pages: 662
Release: 2015-12-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1631211404

This full-color guide includes vibrant photos and detailed maps to help with trip planning. Award-winning travel writer Christopher P. Baker shows travelers the way to the best of Costa Rica—whether it's surfing the beaches of Golfo Dulce, hiking in Corcovado National Park, or dining in the upscale Escazu barrio in San José. Along with his in-depth coverage, Baker includes unique trip ideas for a variety of interests, such as "Sweet Retreats," "Best Beaches," and "Adrenaline Rush." Complete with details that range from where to surf to which spots are the best for seeing wildlife, Moon Costa Rica gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. Coverage includes: San José The Central Highlands The Caribbean Coast The Northern Zone Guanacaste and the Northwest The Nicoya Peninsula Central Pacific Golfo Dulce and the Osa Peninsula South-Central Costa Rica

DK Eyewitness Costa Rica

DK Eyewitness Costa Rica
Author: DK Eyewitness
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2023-09-26
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0744090660

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Costa Rica is your in-depth guide to the very best of this beautiful country. From lush rain forests and sprawling beaches to majestic jaguars and beautiful scarlet macaws, Costa Rica offers travelers a unique and vibrant experience and draws them in with its natural beauty. A 48-page field guide to Costa Rica's varied wildlife and habitats can help you explore and provides detailed information on local species, national parks, and preserves, plus practical tips on how to plan your trip and photograph wildlife. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Costa Rica. • Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. • Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. • Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. • Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. • Area maps marked with sights. • Detailed city maps include street finder indexes for easy navigation. • Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. • Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Costa Rica truly shows you this country as no one else can. Series Overview: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photographs, and illustrations of any guide.