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Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies on October 12, 1492. Today, October 12 honors Columbus’ adventurous spirit as well as his Italian-American heritage. Easy-to-follow bilingual text in English and standard Latin American Spanish explains the holiday’s history and contemporary celebrations in accessible terms. Photographs illustrate Columbus’ life as well as modern celebrations of the holiday in his honor.

In this stimulating, Spanish-translated nonfiction book, readers will discover the various types of friction--including rolling friction, sliding friction, fluid friction, and static friction--and the huge impact it has on nature, machines, and our lives. In addition, readers are encouraged to perform basic experiments to assist in the understanding of friction, kinetic energy, and water resistance. With real-life examples, colorful images, accommodating graphs and charts, and informational text, this title will inspire and engage children.

Children often wonder what they were like when they grew up in their mother's womb. Discover the magic and beauty of the beginning of life in nine three-dimensional illustrations of a baby in real size, month by month. This book is a great way to explain to children how their life was in their mother's womb and is the perfect gift for the arrival of a new baby.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War by delving into major social studies topics in this project-based examination. The volume presents a series of broad questions touching on major themes in the social studies curriculum. Each question is accompanied by several paragraphs examining that question in the context of the Cold War, as well as a detailed project that prompts readers to think critically and present their findings or opinions in a particular format, such as a poster with side-by-side comparisons, a persuasive essay, or a class presentation.