Pueblos y ciudades (Towns and Cities)

Take a trip to the fire station to learn how firefighters use measurement to put out fires! Full of facts, practice problems, and mathematical charts, this Spanish-translated title teaches children more about measurements like volume and perimeter!

Students will learn about the history of hot air balloons and they will also discover the importance of volume when calculating hot air balloon flight. Used in the classroom or at home, this nonfiction Spanish text includes mathematical charts to help students practice calculations. With a glossary, an index, dynamic images, and easy-to-read text, students will build their math and reading skills while they are engaged in reading high-interest content.

Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today.

It is the third Monday in January and school is closed. But do you know why? It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Turn the pages of this book to find out what dream Dr. King shared with the world, who Mohandas Gandhi was, how one brave woman helped Martin Luther King Jr. change history. Each book in the Holiday Histories series describes one of America's holidays or special days. Explore the history of each day and learn the real reason why it is important. Discover what special meaning each day might have for you.

Explore the various islands that make up the Caribbean including the different plants and animals that inhabit this tropical paradise. Bright, dazzling photographs bring the Caribbean to life as readers are exposed to vocabulary related to the unique activities and customs of the Caribbean.

Adems de ser uno de los mejores novelistas europeos, Ea de Queirs escribi, durante los aos en que ejerci de cnsul, algunas de las ms atractivas crnicas de la historia del periodismo. Ecos de Pars rene escritos que envi regularmente al peridico brasileo Gazeta de Notcias, donde tambin colaboraron Machado de Assis, Oliveira Martins y Ramalho Ortigao.