Los planetas (The Planets)

Black holes are neither holes nor black. They're invisible and packed with matter! Future astronomers will find out many more fascinating facts about these space phenomena with this intriguing book. Carefully crafted text encapsulates the most important information about black holes, such as how scientists locate them and their significance in a star's life cycle. Amazing photographs support critical concepts and inspire a true appreciation of the spectacles of space.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War by delving into major social studies topics in this project-based examination. The volume presents a series of broad questions touching on major themes in the social studies curriculum. Each question is accompanied by several paragraphs examining that question in the context of the Cold War, as well as a detailed project that prompts readers to think critically and present their findings or opinions in a particular format, such as a poster with side-by-side comparisons, a persuasive essay, or a class presentation.

Alice va al último curso en el instituto. Sólo le quedan unos exámenes y podrá presentarse a la selectividad. Mientras, a su alrededor ocurren cosas nuevas, excitantes y desconocidas: el primer amor, la primera vez... Es difícil ser adulto y aprender a ser uno mismo... Además, en su casa las cosas no van muy bien, su padre viaja constantemente por motivos de trabajo, aunque Alice sospecha que hay algo más. El mundo de los adultos es un caos y el suyo también, y encima no parece haber nadie que la ayude a contar las estrellas. Carlo es de los que se sienta siempre en la última fila,...

Luna deberá prepararse para la Competencia Intercontinental de Patinaje junto con sus amigos del Jam & Roller. Pero, para cumplir sus sueños, tendrá que resolver problemas escolares, sentimientos complicados y algunos malos entendidos... Luna está más confundida que nunca, dividida entre la escuela y la pista, entre Simón y Matteo. ¿Logrará escuchar a su corazón, pasar el año y triunfar en la competencia?

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...