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.

Un libro milenario, una carta de navegación antigua, un reloj para viajar en el tiempo y una misión. Como escenario: el mar, el río, los glaciares y cielos sembrados de estrellas. Anusqui con su reloj mágico, viajará al siglo XI donde conocerá a su nuevo amigo Santiago. Con él y el resto de los personajes, salvarán al mundo de una inminente amenaza. ¿Os cuento un secreto? En medio de esta intrépida aventura, Anusqui conocerá a personajes históricos, se sorprenderá con el inquietante mundo de los hielos y descubrirá el porqué de sus superpoderes.

A journey into the ocean’s depths to learn about these fascinating animals: their habitat, how they breathe and swim, and how pollution and trade affect their existence. En esta obra se describe acerca de la vida de las ballenas y delfines: De que tamano son, como son y los lugares que habitan. Los alimentos que consumen, si poseen dientes y su el tamano. A la que familia pertenecen. Sobre su respiración y formas de nadar. Sobre los bebes de las ballenas y delfines. Los lugares que recorren durante el invierno y verano.ó Los sonidos que emiten las ballenas y delfines, sus acrobacias,...

The values and traditions of Mexicans at home, school, and work are explored as well as how life differs in urban and rural settings.

A 2014 report by the US Department of Education found that 22 percent of students ages twelve to eighteen had experienced bullying. This cogent narrative provides readers with supportive methods to help a friend who is being bullied and to promote a bully-free learning environment at school. Physical, social, psychological, and verbal bullying are examined, as well as cyberbulling. Readers discover the consequences of bullying both as a target and as a bystander. They also consider ways to intervene in a bullying situation, how to seek adult help, and how to be empowered and recover from...