Proyectos reales para explorar la Primera Guerra Mundial y los años 20 (Real-World Projects to Explore World War I and the Roaring ’20s)

Before there was the U.S. Constitution, there were the Articles of Confederation. Readers discover the story behind the first written constitution of the United States—from the factors that inspired its creation to the reasons why it was replaced. The detailed main text is enhanced by informative sidebars and graphic organizers. Historical images, including relevant primary sources, allow readers to immerse themselves in this historical period. Readers are given the chance to thoroughly examine elements of the original document, making them feel like true historians. They’re sure to enjoy ...

When we look up at the night sky you can see millions of stars, but what do you think we could see in space if we left Earth? If we could hop into a special ship and blast off, traveling billions of miles away from Earth, we’d see the Milky Way galaxy. In this book, readers take an incredible journey through that galaxy, exploring the universe and learning how it was formed and what will one day happen to these enormous groups of stars. From mysterious dark matter to the black holes at the center of galaxies, readers will also dive into the mysteries of the universe scientists have spent...

La quinta de Laura es una colección póstuma de novelas cortas de Alonso de Castillo Solórzano, el autor de relatos breves más prolífico del siglo XVII. Compuso cincuenta y seis novelas cortas que se publicaron, de forma casi ininterrumpida, entre 1625 y 1649. Su abundante producción le convierte en uno de los representantes más significativos del género en España. Siguiendo el modelo del Decamerón de Boccaccio, La quinta de Laura reúne a la hija del conde Anselmo y a sus damas de compañía que la entretienen narrando por turno una historia. Sus relatos, tan amenos como diversos,...

"In search of "Don Quixote" from other side of the estimate that there are no gaps between the various fields of knowledge and literary productions that are specific manifestations of a global representation system historically determined. So, it seemed necessary to put Don Quixote in its various circumstances, linking it to the contexts under which it has set, especially regarding attitudes and references involved, not to mention the cultural particularities that arise in him, both scholarly and popular. Hence, the approaches used, of a historical, anthropological and literary, to go for the ...

Una civilización desconocida enterrada bajo el hielo de la Antártida esconde un misterio que Carlomagno dejó escrito. Un secreto revelador y de una gran importancia para la humanidad está a punto de ser descubierto... Cotton Malone intenta descubrir la verdad sobre su padre, que murió en un submarino que se perdió en el Antártida en los años 70. Pronto aparecen otros involucrados en la búsqueda: dos gemelas alemanas y un aliado del presidente de los EE.UU. Pero cada uno de ellos tiene sus propios motivos. Después de investigar pistas en un par de iglesias antiguas en Alemania y...

Explores snakes and describes how they move, hunt, eat and mate. Includes fact boxes with information about snake life.