Cruzar un continente: Read-along ebook

Many insects hatch from eggs and molt several times as they grow bigger. Others, such as butterflies, undergo a complete metamorphosis. A common science curriculum topic, insect life cycles may be confusing because of these differences. However, this book breaks down these cycles into easy-to-understand steps in both accessible language and colorful diagrams readers can turn to for review again and again. The most important vocabulary needed to talk about insect life cycles is further explained in fact boxes and an extended glossary.

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

The Bill of Rights is one of the most important parts of the United States Constitution. Understanding this document is a vital part of understanding the rights we have as American citizens. This informative volume delves into each amendment of the Bill of Rights and looks at the important people and political decisions behind them. Graphic organizers, charts, and primary source documents supplement this already richly informational resource.

Un Jacobo adulto intercala reflexiones sobre su vida adolescente, sintiendo que de alguna manera traicionó a Violeta años atrás. Le prometió volver y nunca lo hizo. Es más, la olvidó por completo cuanto tanto le debía. Cuando sus padres se divorciaron, sintió el fracaso como propio y no pudo superar su derrota, por lo que decidió que no merecía la pena vivir. Tras un intento autolítico y pasar unos meses ingresado en el hospital, su médico le recomendó vivir una temporada en un lugar tranquilo: Caxaelecha, un pueblo del norte de España. Un día, buscando el sitio idóneo en los...