Thomas Edison

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

Y de la poesía oral a la escrita por autores de nombre conocido y celebrados en los ambientes cultos de finales de la Edad Media y el Renacimiento. Tres son los grandes poetas de la literatura castellana del siglo XV: el Marqués de Santillana, Juan de Mena y Jorge Manrique. De los tres nos ofrece una cumplida muestra esta selección preparada y anotada por Vicente Tusón, quien añade, además, algunos poemas de otros autores menos famosos pero también importantes.

Is conversational Spanish turning a little too tricky for you? Do you have no idea on how to order a meal or book a room at a hotel? If your answer to any of the previous questions was ‘Yes’, then this book is for you! If there’s even been something tougher than learning the grammar rules of a new language, it’s finding the way to speak with other people in that tongue. Any student knows this – we can try our best at practicing, but you always want to avoid making embarrassing mistakes or not getting your message through correctly. ‘How do I get out of this situation?’ many...

La reina, el rey y el peque o pr ncipe visitan a un ni ito un d a por la ma ana, pero l no est en casa. Por eso, al otro d a, vuelven acompa ados de un caballero, pero el peque o tampoco se encuentra. Cada d a se agrega un nuevo personaje a la comitiva que llega a buscar al ni o, hasta que, por fin, un domingo el chico recibe a toda la corte en su casa.

Reptiles y anfibios is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.