Energía del viento (Wind Power)

Life Long Ago brings ancient civilizations to life and reinforces important early elementary social studies standards such as time, continuity, and change. Students will learn what daily life was like, how ancient peoples governed themselves, how they communicated, and how the influences of ancient cultures are still felt today.

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

This book tells the story of farmers and life on a farm. What do farmers do? What tools and equipment do they use? Who helps them? Livestock, crops and daily chores are perfectly captured in descriptive photography. With full-color, full-page photographs throughout plus straightforward and engaging text, the I Want to Be ... series is an appealing introduction to a broad spectrum of occupations. The series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's ...

Tommy Fuller and his family help a runaway slave family follow the stars in the Little Bear constellation to freedom.

La Santísima y Vera Cruz de Caravaca fue robada misteriosamente durante las fiestas de Carnaval de 1934 y hasta ahora nadie ha podido averiguar su paradero. Sus oscuros y discutidos orígenes y su extraña desaparición llenan su historia de enigmas sin resolver. Esta novela, a medias policiaca y a medias histórica, nos lo muestra con las aventuras de un caballero templario del siglo XIII y un inspector de policía del siglo XX, unidos por los misterios de la Cruz de Caravaca en los tiempos turbulentos de nuestra Guerra Civil de 1936 - 1939. La intención del autor al escribir esta...