Biddy Mason: Nace una líder

Biddy Mason's life began as an enslaved person, but she became a successful nurse, midwife, and land owner. She left behind a legacy of caring and charity and influenced Los Angeles’s history. This Spanish biography builds reading comprehension and social studies literacy. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and documents, these books are perfect for reports or projects. The Read ...

"Sangre y arena" (1908) es una novela de Vicente Blasco Ibáñez que se adentra en algunos de los elementos costumbristas más característicos de la idiosincrasia andaluza (y, por extensión, también española), como lo son sin duda las figuras del torero y del bandolero, dispuestas sobre un fondo de supersticiones y religión popular.

El asesino perfecto no tiene conciencia, solo una misión. La rebelión del pueblo de Cenaria contra el rey-dios Garoth Ursuul y el imperio de Khalidor ha triunfado. El opresor ha muerto, sus tropas han sido derrotadas, pero a un coste muy alto: el reino entero ha quedado devastado, y Logan Gyre, el legítimo heredero al trono del país, ha tenido que ceder la corona a una de las nobles que encabezó la causa rebelde para apaciguar los ánimos y no desatar una guerra civil en un momento tan precario. En el imperio de Khalidor, ha sido elegido un nuevo gobernante. Tiene un plan, y si lo...

Through bright images, charts and graphs, and Spanish-translated informational text, this book provides readers with enlightening facts about what it takes to work in this exciting and unique profession. Featuring a glossary of terms, an index, a list of helpful websites, and an interview with a real-life deep sea fisher, this text will engage children from cover to cover!

Readers won't have to disassemble their favorite toys to discover what makes them work. This book explores electric, magnetic, and motion-powered toys from design to function. It introduces readers to the six simple machines and explains how they use force and motion to do work. Not every toy is a technological marvel. Readers learn about time-honored favorites including the rocking horse, Slinky, and rattles.