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This beginner biography takes a look into the life and career of Jackie Robinson and how he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Complete with full-bleed relevant and historical photographs, timeline, glossary, and index. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

¿Qué son realmente las bacterias? ¿Qué ventajas nos ofrecen y qué riesgos representan? Un viaje ilustrado para descubrir por qué estas tripulantes microscópicas del cuerpo humano son necesarias para nuestra salud. Tenemos la idea equivocada de que todas las bacterias son feas, sucias y malas... ¡pero no es así! De la mano de la simpática Bac, descubre cómo estos minúsculos seres que habitan por miles en nuestro organismo trabajan sin parar para ayudarnos a vivir mejor: las bacterias potencian el sistema inmunitario para protegernos de las enfermedades, producen vitaminas...

Huracanes y tornados is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

The Underground Railroad was the massive effort by slaves and free people to secretly bring thousands of blacks to freedom in the North during the 19th century. This thought-provoking book will capture readers’ imaginations and fill them with awe for the brave “conductors” and “passengers” on the Railroad. They’ll learn about the many safe havens, called “depots,” that housed fugitives and the secret passages within them that hid slaves from their pursuers. Information about the American Civil War and the Fugitive Slave Act, biographies of figures vital to the Underground Railroad,...