Amelia Earhart 6-Pack

The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu.

In this fascinating biography, readers will learn about the amazing life of Eleanor Roosevelt as she strived for equality of all. Lively images and a timeline help show children Eleanor's inspiring journey as she grew from a young student in England to the First Lady of the United States to the first female member of the United Nations. The informational Spanish-translated text, supportive glossary, table of contents, and index work together with the bright images to give readers the tools they need to better understand the content.

In this inspiring biography, readers will learn about the incredible journey of Helen Keller. Using informational, Spanish-translated text and expressive images and photos, readers will discover the undeniable determination that Keller had as a young deaf and blind girl and how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her to read, write, speak, and graduate from college. With a timeline, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms, children are given the tools they need to expand their knowledge about this fascinating and inspiring woman. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

"Simple text and photographs describe jets, their design, and uses in both English and Spanish"--Provided by publisher.

El Cantar del Mío Cid es el gran poema épico de la literatura española medieval: es el primer poema compuesto íntegramente en español y no en latín durante la Edad Media. Como todos los poemas épicos, trata de las aventuras de un héroe: Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, el Cid Campeador. Desterrado por su rey, Alfonso VI, el Cid se ve obligado a irse de Castilla y dejar a su familia. Don Rodrigo, o Ruy, es un caballero muy valiente, honesto y dispuesto a la batalla en la que nunca es derrotado. Durante su exilio conquista los reinos de Valencia, Cataluña y otros. Muy rico y victorioso, es...

¿Quién soy? ¿Adónde voy? ¿Y con quién? Enfrentarse a cada uno de esos interrogantes supone el enorme desafío de recorrer intrincados caminos que nos conduzcan hasta las tan ansiadas respuestas. El punto de llegada no será único, las vías que se sigan pueden ser distintas, pero es imprescindible responder a esas cuestiones en el orden planteado por el autor. Porque solo sabiendo quiénes somos podremos descubrir hacia dónde nos dirigimos y únicamente entonces estaremos en condiciones de decidir junto a quién elegimos completar ese recorrido. Convencido de que no existen fórmulas...

"Provides clues about an owl's physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats in a guessing game format."--From source other than the Library of Congress