El sistema solar (The Solar System)

Explore outer space and learn about stars, galaxies, planets, asteroids and how these bodies are all related to one another. Featured in this book are photographs from outer space and related vocabulary.

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

"Papini, florentino de origen humilde, se empeñó en ser escritor y desde la infancia se encerró entre libros y se hizo pasar por adulto en las bibliotecas de la ciudad para leer y leer. (...) El estudio de Papini, este autor polígrafo y polémico que ha suscitado algunas de las antipatías y suspicacias más controvertidas en la historia de la crítica literaria, presenta aún hoy una dificultad añadida a la interpretación de las propias obras, y es la aceptación de la figura del escritor, que se ha definido l'uomo impossibile. Sus cambios de tendencia estética y filosófica, que han...

Through hard work and determination, Lizzie Johnson built one of the largest cattle herds in the country, earning her the nickname "Cattle Queen of Texas." This interesting and inspiring biography highlights the life of Lizzie as she made her way to being one of the most famous cattle ranchers of her time. Through the appealing images and fascinating facts, readers will learn about Lizzie's journey across the Chisholm Trail and how she used brush popping to help grow her large cattle herd. The easy-to-read text and accessible glossary and index help readers navigate their way through this...

Using helpful charts, graphs, informational text in conjunction with vivid images and intriguing facts, this engaging, Spanish-translated title allows early elementary readers to explore the ecosystem, plants, and animals of the deserts around the world.