Viaje a través de la Vía Láctea (A Trip Through the Milky Way)

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.

Luis Suárez is known as one of the best soccer players in the world. He has won trophies, championships, league titles, and can shoot goals with either foot. As gifted a player as he is, Suárez is also known to be a controversial figure in the sports world. This book draws young soccer fans in with bright photographs of the exciting sport in action. Cool fact boxes are also sprinkled throughout the book to support the text. Readers will get an inside look at Suárez's achievements, his struggles, and his amazing athleticism.

Introduce students to world trade with this nonfiction Spanish book. Young readers will learn about the various services and goods that countries around the world provide, the different types of currency, and the difference between wants and needs. With images that support the text, students will be fully engaged and better understand the content.

The early nineteenth century in the United States was a study of contrasts. On the one hand, the Jazz Age brought cultural liberation, vivacity, and reckless consumption; on the other, the Great Depression brought poverty and desperation to millions. Explore these periods in American history through the eyes of the people who lived them.

Medio sol amarilloes una novela épica y magistral, que cuestiona el colonialismo, las alianzas étnicas y la responsabilidad moral de un conflicto, el de Nigeria, apoyado por las potencias mundiales. Medio sol amarillorecrea un período de la historia contemporánea de África: la lucha de Biafra por conseguir una república independiente de Nigeria, y la consecuente guerra civil que segó la vida de miles de personas. Con gran empatía y la naturalidad de una narradora comprometida, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recrea la vida de tres personajes atrapados en las turbulencias de la década: el...