¡La tierra está inclinada!

Han pasado casi 30 años desde que se publicó esta novela que impulsó el renacimiento del fenómeno de publicaciones de Star Wars. Incluye una introducción del galardonado autor Timothy Zahn y una novela corta completamente nueva protagonizada por el popular Gran Almirante Thrawn. Como uno de los eventos más importantes en la historia de los libros de Star Wars, Heredero del Imperio sigue las aventuras de Luke Skywalker, Han Solo y la Princesa Leia después de haber llevado a la Alianza Rebeldehacia la victoria en Star Wars: Episodio VI. El regreso del Jedi. Cinco años después de que la ...

★“Fascinating...An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”—School Library Journal, starred review Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such...

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...

Teach students the importance of the United States Constitution. In this nonfiction Spanish-translated book, readers will learn that the Constitution tells our leaders how to run the country, and it ensures that Americans have rights. Students will build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge with this important book.