Viajeros románticos a Oriente

This series will capture the attention of ELL students with its irresistible, full-color photographs of young animals in their natural habitats. The Spanish text uses authentic language to describe animal characteristics and life cycles. Each chapter includes a question-and-answer feature about the animal's behavior and physical traits, while a two-page "animal profile" at the end of each book provides quick facts about the animal's size, senses, habitat, and animal relatives.

Learn How Dams And Levees Are Built As Well As The Effects They Have On River Systems In A Region, And Places Downstream.

Plants are the living things that have been on the planet longer. How do they manage to protect themselves if they can't move? Explore the different mechanisms that plants use to survive in different habitats.

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.