¡Capturas peligrosas! Pescadores de alta mar (Dangerous Catch! Deep Sea Fishers)

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into what life was like during Westward Expansion. Students will learn about the reasons people headed west, the gold rush, the Homestead Act, Manifest Destiny, the Oregon Trail, and more. 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 ...

Christopher Columbus most likely wasn’t the person to discover the Americas. He wasn’t even the first European to do so! Despite that, his three trips to the Western Hemisphere led to many more European explorers heading in that direction. In this volume, readers familiar with Columbus’s travels on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria can learn who Columbus was beyond his travels. Supported by full-color and historic images, interesting main content turns what readers think they know about the life of Columbus on its head while expounding on an important period in the history of the world.

¿Cuánto sabes sobre pedos? Descúbrelo todo sobre el gas más divertido de la historia en esta completa enciclopedia ilustrada. ¿Sabías que se necesitarían nueve pedos de cada persona que habita en la Tierra para impulsar una bomba atómica? ¿Que los pedos de peces casi desencadenan una guerra contra Rusia? ¿Que los pedos de las mujeres huelen peor que los de los hombres? ¡Pues está todo en este libro! ¿Sabías que inhalar pedos es saludable, pero que hay gente que se tira pedos una vez muerta? ¿Sabías que podrías trabajar como oledor de pedos profesional? ¿Que los pedos son...

While the Great Depression was indisputably a difficult period in American history, it did lead to certain developments that we still benefit from today. One for the most significant examples of this is Social Security, which helps a whole generation of retired Americans. The book offers a concise description of the Great Depression, including analysis of its causes and its effects. Chapters focus on different aspects of the period, including culture, the arts, and science and technology. The dynamic design displays images of posters and experiences from the Depression era. This informative,...

A humorous handbook for witches, providing instruction in areas such as spells, superstitions, recipes, gardening, and glamour.