Stephen F. Austin: El padre de Texas (The Father of Texas)

Rain, sunshine, warm fronts, and cold fronts. Have you ever listened to a weather report? Knowing the weather can help us plan ahead. But reporters aren’t the only ones who can track weather. You can, too! This nonfiction Spanish book explores the subject of meteorology in depth, and introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary like anemometer, barometer, air pressure, warm front, cold front, rain gauge, probability, Celsius, Fahrenheit, and more. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and...

Se desarrolla, paso a paso, el calculo de 26 problemas de navegacion astronomica, ortodromica y cinematica naval para el interesado en situarse durante la navegacion oceanica mediante las referencias que ofrecen para ello los astros del firmamento. Sin duda la "navegacion a la antigua" debe ofrecer al interesado diversion y entretenimiento y no ser una tecnica cotidiana de navegacion, pues para ello se ejecuta en la actualidad una sofisticada navegacion instrumental.Se corresponde el contenido del libro con el temario actual de las asignaturas de calculo y navegacion para aquellos marinos que ...

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...

Introduces fruits, uses simple comparisons to explore this group, and offers suggestions for healthy eating.