Anne Frank

Uncover some of the most infamous disasters in the world including the Hindenburg, the sinking of the Titanic, the Dust Bowl, BP oil spill, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, and the Chernobyl disaster in this shocking book. With its intriguing facts, vivid images, helpful graphs and maps, and informational text, this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title will keep readers informed, engaged, and interested from cover to cover.

In this inspiring biography, readers will learn about the incredible journey of Helen Keller. Using informational, Spanish-translated text and expressive images and photos, readers will discover the undeniable determination that Keller had as a young deaf and blind girl and how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her to read, write, speak, and graduate from college. With a timeline, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms, children are given the tools they need to expand their knowledge about this fascinating and inspiring woman.

The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu.

Gymnastics are a great way for kids to get active at an early age. The rolling, tumbling, and flipping in a safe environment can one day lead to big moves and exciting Olympic performances. Starting small, though, is a great way to build both reading and gymnastic skills and establish the foundation for future greatness. Early readers get an inside look at the gymnastics studio, building strength and learning new moves while also learning about mat safety. Technical terminology and fun, full-color photographs provide strong picture-text correlation and help readers build a love for gymnastics ...

Uno de los 10 mejores libros del 2016 según The New York Times. Finalista del Man Booker Prize 2016. Uno de los mejores libros del 2016 según Amazon.com He aquí el hombre: un hombre hediondo, borracho, brutalmente sanguinario. Henry Drax es el principal arponero del Volunteer , un barco ballenero que zarpa desde Yorkshire para dirigirse a las ricas aguas de caza del Círculo Polar Ártico. A bordo del barco está el joven e inexperto Patrick Sumner; un cirujano y antiguo miembro del ejército que no tiene otra alternativa que embarcarse como médico en lo que será un violento, sucio y...

El presente volumen incluye dos obras de juventud de una de las personalidades más relevantes del siglo XVI italiano: Eneas Silvio Picolomini (1405-1464), conocido como Pio II tras ser elegido papa en 1458. La colección de poemas Cintia está formada por veintitrés composiciones de tono erótico destinadas a Angela Acherisi. Por su parte, la Historia de dos amantes narra el amor de Lucrecia, noble matrona de la ciudad de Siena, por Euríalo, caballero de la corte del emperador Segismundo, y en ella adquiere mucha importancia la comunicación epistolar.

Libro de gran formato con rimas y textos sencillos, colores vivos y texturas variadas que invitan a los más pequeños a experimentar a través del tacto y la vista. ¿Quién se esconde tras las solapas?