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Mnemonics is an age-old technique for remembering names, numbers, and many other things. In Spanish Memory Book, Junior Edition, William Harrison and Dorothy Welker offer onginal mnemonic rimes appropriate in subject matter and skill level for junior high and high school students to help them acquire and remember Spanish vocabulary. Included are mnemonic jingles for several hundred of the 2,000 most commonly used Spanish words. Each jingle contains both the sound of the Spanish word and its English meaning. The authors have also included a general pronunciation guide to Spanish vowels and...

This New York Times bestseller, now available in Spanish, recounts the true story from Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah of the touching gift bestowed on the United States by a tribe of Maasai Warriors in the wake of the September 11 attacks. In June of 2002, a mere nine months since the September 11 attacks, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A gift is about to be bestowed upon the American men, women, and children, and he is there to accept it. The gift is as unexpected as it is extraordinary. Hearts...

In order for any democracy to function well, understanding how and when to compromise is a necessity. This book introduces students to how compromise makes governing possible. Using examples of how compromise works in their own lives, students will gain a better understanding of how compromise work on a larger level. Conversely, readers will also learn that compromise may be the wrong course of action in some situations and that some issues are of such critical importance or high moral worth that standing firm is appropriate.

Inauguramos la Pequeña Escuela de la Vida con un libro sobre naturaleza... para no salir de la ciudad «Un trabajo exhaustivo y muy bello.» Eduardo Barba ¿Intentas escaquearte de las excursiones al campo? ¿Te aburre pasear por la calle con tus padres? ¿Los jardines y las huertas te parecen cosa de viejos? Árboles de tu ciudad es un libro diferente sobre naturaleza, pensado para que descubras la que te rodea en tu día a día, sin tener que subir a un coche e irte al monte o al campo. Un superálbum con el que aprenderemos a distinguir las especies más comunes que pueblan nuestras...