Desastres naturales que marcaron la historia (Unforgettable Natural Disasters)

Young readers will be inspired by this biography about the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The appealing images, helpful text, and supportive timeline, glossary, table of contents, and index combine to create an engaging experience as readers learn about one of the greatest female pilots of all time. This book has been translated into Spanish.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first man to ever walk on the moon! Readers will be engaged from cover to cover as they learn about Armstrong's inspirational career as an astronaut in this biography that features additional information on gravity, NASA, and the moon landing. The vivid images work in conjunction with the supportive text, timeline, glossary, and index to allow for better understanding of the content. This book has been translated into Spanish.

Anne Frank's diary has become one of the most widely read books in the world. Readers will learn about Anne's life as she went into hiding from the Nazi Party in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through vibrant images, informational text, timelines, and a glossary of terms, readers will discover the hardships Anne and her family went through in order to avoid being sent to a concentration camp. This inspiring biography enables children to look up to Anne and find hope in every situation, just as she did. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Chelsea Clinton, la hija de Hillary y Bill Clinton, recoge en este libro los problemas más urgentes del mundo actual para hacérselos llegar a las nuevas generaciones e impulsarles a actuar. INFÓRMATE¿Cuáles son los problemas de nuestro mundo?¿Qué consecuencias acarrea el cambio climático?¿Cómo se puede acabar con la pobreza?¿Cómo luchar contra la desigualdad entre hombres y mujeres? Con la ayuda de anécdotas, fotografías y gráficos, Chelsea Clinton te explica los mayores retos del mundo moderno y te da soluciones para que veas que tú también puedes ayudar a cambiar las cosas. ...

A human hand is found in the zoo's elephant enclosure. The rest of the teacher and ardent environmentalist turns up on the lawn. Although admired by his students, nearly everyone else seems to have a reason to want him dead.

Todavía hoy existe una clara reticencia, por parte de muchos estudiosos, a reconocer el importante papel que las mujeres han jugado en el desarrollo del género fantástico y de terror, bien como lectoras o como creadoras, ignorando la larga tradición de escritoras especializadas en esta narrativa, particularmente en la cultura anglosajona. Aunque fueron dos hombres, Horace Walpole (1717-1797) y Matthew Gregory Lewis (1775-1818) quienes «inventaron» la ficción gótica con sus clásicas historias El castillo de Otranto y El monje –números 10 y 3 de la colección Gótica–, el género...

Tuscany, 1944: As Allied troops advance and bombs fall around deserted villages, a young English soldier, Ulysses Temper, finds himself in the wine cellar of a deserted villa. There, he has a chance encounter with Evelyn Skinner, a middle-aged art historian who has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and recall long-forgotten memories of her own youth. In each other, Ulysses and Evelyn find a kindred spirit amidst the rubble of war-torn Italy, and set off on a course of events that will shape Ulysses' life for the next four decades. As Ulysses returns home to London,...