Inundaciones, represas y diques

Beginning readers will be captivated by the creatures they meet in this Spanish translation of Prehistoric Creatures. The simple text describes ancient animals that swam the seas, soared through the skies, and roamed the Earth long before people existed. Each book describes a group of dinosaurs that shared one or two fascinating features. Dazzling illustrations help bring these amazing creatures to life!

Explains the idea of taking turns and emphasizes how important taking turns is to being fair and being a good friend.

This book's attractive combination of excellent color photographs and detailed illustrations will captivate young readers and hold their attention as they learn all about the animal kingdom. The child-friendly text highlights details that children are especially interested in to provide a thorough introduction to the major animal and insect groups. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

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.

Una adolescente y su madre brasileña, recientemente viuda, viajan desde Nueva York a Belén, una pequeña ciudad de Brasil, pues la madre ha conseguido un trabajo allí. La muchacha no está convencida de esa estancia, que se puede prolongar más de un año. Allí conocerá a los niños de la noche, pequeños abandonados que viven en la selva, protegidos por un sacerdote, y que tratan de escapar de un hacendado que los explota en sus minas de manera esclavista. La estancia en Belén supondrá para la muchacha una maduración en su visión del mundo, un cambio en la relación con su madre y...

When we look up at the night sky you can see millions of stars, but what do you think we could see in space if we left Earth? If we could hop into a special ship and blast off, traveling billions of miles away from Earth, we’d see the Milky Way galaxy. In this book, readers take an incredible journey through that galaxy, exploring the universe and learning how it was formed and what will one day happen to these enormous groups of stars. From mysterious dark matter to the black holes at the center of galaxies, readers will also dive into the mysteries of the universe scientists have spent...