Viaje a través de la Vía Láctea (A Trip Through the Milky Way)

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.

Introduce students to the structure of the United States government. With this nonfiction Spanish-translated resource, readers will learn about the three branches of government, and the purpose of this separation of powers. Primary source images and supporting text engage readers and help them better understand the content.

En el año 1630, la caza de brujas siembra el pánico en toda Europa. Mujeres y hasta familias enteras son víctimas de la inquisición. En un pueblo de Alemania comienzan a surgir rumores acerca de Nina y sus visiones premonitorias. Al ser las amenazas cada vez más siniestras, Nina abandona la casa de sus tíos portando el amuleto de su madre, a la que quemaron por bruja tiempo atrás. Ese amuleto la orientará en todo su camino.

Un periodista investiga unos extraños asesinatos y descubre que están ligados a una profecía antigua de la cábala judía.