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Nueva York, 1915. El arquitecto italiano Silvio Balestri llega a Manhattan con el sueño de trabajar en la construcción de rascacielos y dar una respuesta arquitectónica al mito de la torre de Babel con una construcción de apariencia truncada situada en la ciudad donde se cruzan todas las lenguas. Pero el proyecto de su vida, Zigurat, choca con los planes del Club de las Seis Lámparas, una secta que impone las reglas que rigen las alturas de la ciudad de los rascacielos. Entretanto, en la vieja Europa, con el auge de los regímenes totalitarios triunfa la arquitectura del significado y...

A trip to Comic-Con becomes an adventure in learning division! Join Zach as he travels to San Diego to attend his very first comic book convention. Along the way, learn about the history of comic books and comic book conventions, and meet the dedicated fans who make Comic-Con one of the most widely attended comic book conventions in the world. This book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, math charts and diagrams, sidebars, and practice problems make learning division relevant and fun. Text...

This Spanish-translated biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, this title will engage readers as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and how he became the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

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,...