Robotland

A lot of what many people know about the native groups in the northeastern part of North America comes from colonial history. The Wampanoag met the Puritans as they made their home at Plymouth. The Powhatan group of the Algonquin people had a large role in the history of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia. However, the history of the native groups living in modern New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine, and northern Virginia began long before European settlement! Readers meet several individual groups of native peoples and explore the distinguishing features of northeastern...

Una noche gélida de diciembre de 2005 muere en Canfranc un anciano oficial nazi, escondido bajo la falsa identidad de Germán Horno. Pero los enigmas de su azarosa vida han sido confiados la noche anterior, en secreto de confesión, al joven párroco de la localidad, el padre Guzmán, quien adquiere el compromiso de entregar determinados documentos... La especialista en arte para la policía científica Patricia Hernando se deslumbra al descubrir el botín que escondía la casa del anciano alemán, y no puede permanecer impasible ante la visión de un Vermeer de cuya existencia se ha dudado...

Presents some of the traditional food and dishes prepared in Alex's Venezuelan American home, as well as some traditional dishes from other Latin American countries.

Students will develop their geometry skills as they study the geometric shapes of modern art and read about the innovative artists who turned the art world upside down. This Spanish book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach geometry concepts. Text features include a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to increase students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, math charts and diagrams, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice...