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.

¿Qué cosas suceden en esta biblioteca maravillosa? ¡Un zorro se olvida de cazar ratones! ¡Un ratón aprende a hacer trucos de magia! ¡Una gallina le lee cuentos a un zorro! Un libro conmovedor para darnos nuevas ideas. . . What goes on in this marvelous library? A fox forgets to hunt rats! A rat learns to do magic tricks! A hen reads stories to a fox! This is a moving book that offers plenty of new ideas.

Las canciones de corro, de comba, las retahílas, las canciones de juego, las de echar a suertes, requieren un ámbito lúdico cada vez más escaso. Ya no es tan habitual ver a los niños jugando al ritmo de estas canciones en parques y plazas. La escuela, el patio del colegio, se pueden convertir, con la colaboración del maestro, en el último reducto a partir del cual rescatar estas canciones y juegos del olvido. Este extenso repertorio forma parte de nuestro folclore y, si se pierde, estaremos relegando al olvido una parte importante de nuestra cultura.

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.