El Sol (The Sun)

The American Southeast stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, including the states of Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and Alabama as well as parts of Virginia and Maryland. But before that region was divided into states, native groups lived there. From how they found food to what their spiritual beliefs were, the book’s main content presents the traditional lifestyles of the Seminole, Choctaw, and Creek peoples, and the other groups that lived in the southeast. Readers learn even more from fun fact boxes and the historical images and full-color photographs that show what...

From Mexico to the tip of South America, Latin America features varied scenery, including deserts, grasslands, plains, and mountains. Some are extreme: The Andes is the world's longest mountain range, and the Atacama Desert has not had rain for over 400 years! Latin America's remarkable landscape is an essential factor in its surprisingly different climatic zones. This insightful volume offers a comprehensive tour of the many vibrant countries of this fascinating region, highlighting its most striking areas in vivid photographs. It is also an inviting exploration of geography, natural...

Hercules, son of the god Zeus and a mortal woman, renowned for his great strength, performs twelve dangerous tasks to atone for an attack on his wife and children.

La comprensión, aprendizaje y aplicación de las Ciencias Experimentales, especialmente las destinadas al estudio de la Física y la Química, requieren una dedicación muy personal a la resolución de cuestiones y ejercicios que motiven el interés hacia estas materias. Este libro presta una ayuda complementaria a las explicaciones del libro de texto y de la clase. Ofrece, para cada Unidad, un resumen de los conceptos, unidades y fórmulas más importantes, así como un buen número de cuestiones, ejercicios y problemas explicados y resueltos, todo ello con el fin de afianzar y ampliar los...