A Paco el Perezoso le encanta ser diferente: Una historia de autoestima: Sloan the Sloth Loves Being Different (Spanish Edition)

No town or city could be built if the builders didn't understand the concepts of perimeter and area. Students will use perimeter and area to build towns and cities and design homes and parks in the book, Pueblos y ciudades (Towns and Cities). At home or in the classroom, this nonfiction book will engage students in learning measurement and geometry, and how to grid patterns, through fun practice problems and diagrams.

For thousands of years, militaries around the world were limited to male soldiers. However, throughout history, brave women have stepped out of the background and onto the battlefield. This biographical text covers the important women who’ve broken ground in the military. Famous historical figures such as Joan of Arc, Clara Barton, and Florence Nightingale are covered in depth, while the stories of modern-day heroes are presented to show how women are still affecting change on the front lines. A comprehensive timeline, fact boxes, and historical and modern images complete this...

«Que haya más como ella sería una bendición para este trabajo en el que a veces la sombra es la luz y viceversa», Juan Cruz, El País. A ritmo de metralletas y balas: enlazadas como un rompecabezas, con Juárez en la sombra comprenderás qué es lo que realmente está pasando en esta frontera que se resiste a morir. Cuando termines de leer estas crónicas cientos de personas habrán sido asesinadas en Juaritos bajo el imperio de la impunidad, y Judith Torrea seguirá contando las historias que deben contarse para no convertirse en cómplice de la llamada «guerra contra el...

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.