Mesopotamia

Discusses the origins of tomatoes, the many different kinds, their uses in Latin America, their spread throughout the world, and tomato festivals.

There is growing concern over how we behave and interact online, from fighting, incivility, rudeness, and even criminal behaviors like cyberbullying, to simply adapting old forms of etiquette to a new landscape. This book, updated from an earlier resource, provides younger readers an introduction to this timely topic, a subject that they are both engaged in forming themselves as "digital natives," and one they also often require guidance in. It informs readers about the polite and productive use of social media networks and mobile platforms and discusses pressing issues of etiquette within...

Have you ever wondered what Space Camp is like? Join Isabella as she moon walks through the Moon Room, takes a ride in a Multi-Axis Trainer, tackles the Mars Climbing Wall, and takes the helm at Mission Control. Along the way, you'll practice measuring time. This fiction math book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice...

Además de la violencia ejercida sobre los opositores y la instauración de un modelo que ponía en el centro de la vida social al mercado, la dictadura de Pinochet se empeñó en forjar una juventud que permitiera proyectar el “nuevo orden” por medio de organizaciones civiles que dieran pie, a medida que estos jóvenes crecieran, a partidos políticos, organizaciones empresariales, think tanks y universidades. Fue la primera vez en la historia de Chile que se instituyeron “juventudes de Estado”, a la manera en que lo hicieran los gobiernos de Mussolini en Italia, Salazar en Portugal...