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.

Tells the story, through graphic novel format, of Harriet Tubman and her life as a leader on the Underground Railroad.

El texto que el lector tiene en sus manos está dotado de una gran carga religiosa polémica pero conteniendo asimismo uno de los relatos más famosos e impactantes de conversión al islam del Mediterráneo occidental. Es un texto agresivo, pero también un texto espiritual. No es una mera obra justificativa de una conversión (¿por qué justificarse al cabo de tantos años?), sino la narración del tránsito de un espíritu, hecha desde los últimos pasos de la vida. El Turmeda escritor de éxito en catalán deja paso al Abd Allâh at-Tarchumân, hombre de éxito en Túnez, para recapitular ...

Early readers learn about wings, wing anatomy, and animal flight in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title that features informational text, vivid photos, and a glossary to support instruction.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War by delving into major social studies topics in this project-based examination. The volume presents a series of broad questions touching on major themes in the social studies curriculum. Each question is accompanied by several paragraphs examining that question in the context of the Cold War, as well as a detailed project that prompts readers to think critically and present their findings or opinions in a particular format, such as a poster with side-by-side comparisons, a persuasive essay, or a class presentation.