¡La tierra está inclinada!

Reptiles y anfibios 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,...

Cachimbo es un cuento recreado con personajes reales. Adultos que nos dieron la oportunidad de ser felices, porque rodeados de ellos, fuimos felices. Conocimos la felicidad en una poca y sociedad de respeto, tradiciones y excelentes costumbres que esa generacin infantil dej atrs en lo ms profundo del campo cubano. En que los nios ramos pobres, pero alegres. No tenamos computadoras, vdeos, ni telfonos celulares, pero tenamos amigos ms valiosos que los tan cacareados medios electrnicos. Dominando todo el entorno de Cachimbo, est su personaje principal: Vitoria, un central azucarero sin cercas...

The unsinkable luxury liner known as the Titanic may have sunk on its first transatlantic voyage in 1912, but people remain riveted to its storied legend. The collision with the iceberg in the North Atlantic was not the only mistake that was made that day. In this spellbinding volume, readers will learn about the passengers and crew aboard the doomed ship and what really happened that tragic night. Historical photographs will transport them back to the glamorous era, while the narrative paints an absorbing picture of the Titanic's sad fate.