Mujeres en los deportes (Women in Sports)

Which animals and plants can survive in a dry desert environment? Readers learn about the living things that make up desert food chains, including cacti, snakes, and scorpions. Colorful photographs of desert life make readers feel like they’re exploring new parts of this habitat with each turn of the page. Fact boxes provide additional information about the creatures that make up desert food chains, and a detailed food web shows how these food chains all come together. The desert is an extreme habitat, and readers will enjoy learning about the extreme plants and animals that live there.

Children will love watching the universe unfold before their eyes in this four-meter foldout llustration of the solar system. They'll be able to discover a unique illustrated journey through space.

The turbulent atmosphere of suburban Barcelona hides the social isolation of a juvenile misfit. A young man fascinated by private detectives becomes entangled in a strange and dangerous case of academic dishonesty.

Describes the importance of farms and the changes that have taken place on farms in the United States from the eighteenth century to the twentieth century.

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.