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301) El cielo imaginado
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Un libro que cuenta lo que distintos pueblos y culturas han visto en las estrellas y que le pregunta al lector: ¿cuál es tu cielo imaginado? Las estrellas son esos puntos luminosos que vemos en el cielo cada noche. Gigantescas bolas de gas incandescente que arden a millones de kilómetros de nosotros. Pero las estrellas también pueden ser miles de ojos que nos miran, bailarinas en un teatro o ventanas a otros mundos. Todo depende de cómo sea...
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Mark Marderosian visits the Museum of Science in Boston where he introduces his viewers to dinosaurs and how they lived. Viewers then learn how to draw a Tyrannosaurus Rex and a Pterodactyl. On a second visit to the museum, Mark and the 'Angels from the Attic' learn about outer space, planets, and stars. The drawing lessons feature the planet Saturn and a friendly astronaut on the moon.
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"Blast off on an incredible journey through the Universe! Touch down on every planet in our solar system, then buckle up as you swing past our nearest stars and journey beyond to distant galaxies, mysterious nebulas, and powerful quasars. How many stars are in the Milky Way? Is there an alien life on any exoplanets? What makes a black hole? Discover the answers and more as you journey from Earth, to the stars, and beyond."--Back cover.
308) Twinkle
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English
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The poem is repeated, with different illustrations, from the back and inverted. A fold-out illustration is bound in the center, readable from both directions.
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Scope and content: A variety of calendars, from 1923 to 2000, serving primarily as compilations of historical data and timelines, marking anniversaries of particular events; or as a compiled listing of various charitable and social events occurring in Nashville during a particular year. A few other calendars were produced for the purposes of advertising businesses, raising money for charity, or other activities. Several of the calendars also include...