Halloween

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

Presents pairs of photographs of similar items, including a hot dog and an ice cream cone, and the sun and the sea, to introduce the difference between hot and cold.

PRESENTACIÓN El Romanticismo español Aspectos temáticos de la literatura romántica POESÍA ROMÁNTICA I. LA EXISTENCIA COMO CONFLICTO PERSONAL La angustia de vivir La naturaleza: confidente y espejo emocional La condición mortal y su incierta trascendencia II. LA TEMÁTICA AMOROSA III. LA PREOCUPACIÓN POLÍTICO-SOCIAL Los males de la patria El rechazo de las normas sociales IV. LAS EVOCACIONES DEL PASADO Los ambientes exóticosLos asuntos histórico-legendarios PARA SABER MÁS Guía de lectura Bibliografía Nota previa Preparó esta edición

From eye patches and peg legs to walking the plank and pirate ships, this fun and informative activity book discusses the facts and legends surrounding pirates and then encourages kids to search for them within the book. Desde los parches de ojo y las patas de palo hasta caminando por el tablón y los barcos piratas, este divertido e informativo libro de actividades discute los hechos y las leyendas que rodean los piratas y entonces anima a los niños a buscarlos dentro de las páginas del libro.