Cristobal Colon

This title covers the major drivers of the Latin American region’s economy, including exports of agricultural products, petroleum and minerals, and manufactured goods, along with the service and tourism industries. Despite recent improvements, the Latin American economy remains dependent on commodity exports to the West, presenting a challenge to the region’s long-term future. When used in the classroom, this resource provides readers with the tools they need to analyze concepts in economics and how they affect the countries of Latin America.

This delightful series of board books includes touch-and-feel pages that will entertain children and pique their curiosity as they experience how baby animals from a variety of species feel. Esta encantadora serie de libros de todo cartón incluye páginas para tocar y sentir que entretendrán a los niños y despertarán su curiosidad mientras experimentan cómo las crías de una variedad de especies de animales sienten a ser tocadas.

Una visión personal para todas las edades de este importante evento que cambió el mundo.En 1989 cayó el muro de Berlín, un muro que no solo separaba las dos Alemanias, sino que dividía la Europa democrática y la Europa comunista. Hoy, 20 años después, el prestigioso ilustrador checo Peter Sís, por medio de sus diarios, comentarios y sobretodo ilustraciones, nos da a conocer el antes y el después de ese suceso tan importante de la historia reciente.

Our closest solar system is about 10 light years away. It has two main types of planets. Some are rocky and small, like planet Earth, while others are huge balls of gas, like Jupiter. Learn about how astronomers once thought our solar system was the one and only, to how they have now discovered hundreds of stars with planets orbiting them, which means there could be billions of solar systems in outer space! Just maybe, these alien worlds could host life, like our own amazing planet. This book allows students to use observations of the Sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be...