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The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.

Todo el mundo habla del cambio climático, pero ¿es verdad todo lo que dicen sobre él? Palmeras en el Polo Norte nos responde a algunas preguntas que todos nos hacemos: ¿cómo está cambiando nuestro entorno? ¿A quién le va a afectar esa transformación y por qué? Este libro habla de la contaminación, de devastadores huracanes, de animales extinguidos y de osos polares; también de volcanes, icebergs, mamuts y científicos que pasan mucho frío; en definitiva, de un fenómeno que nos afecta a todos y de lo que estamos a tiempo de hacer por nuestro planeta.

Think you'd like to be a fire fighter? Learn about the special equipment fire fighters use, their role in community safety, and their lives at the station. This book features a comprehensive timeline of the history of firefighting from its origins in ancient Rome through firefighting practices of today plus vocabulary related to fire fighters and fire safety.

Tula Springs is the tale of Bobby Pickens, assistant manager of Sonny Boy Bargain Store, who gains a new lease on life, though he almost comes to regret it. Bobby's handsome half-brother F.X. moves in, and things go awry all over town. Mistaken identities; entangled romances with Burma, Toinette, and Donna Lee; assault and battery; charges of degeneracy; a nervous breakdown--it all comes to a head at a Christmas Eve party in a cabin on a poisoned swamp. This is sly, madcap romp that offers readers the gift of abundant laughter. La pl�cida y aburrida vida de Mr. Pickens, el neur�tico...