Helen Keller

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.

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.

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.

Condensada y selectiva, esta historia de la filosofía moral permite al lector situar los textos de ética en una perspectiva histórica, desde la generación homérica hasta los debates anglosajones contemporáneos. De este modo, el libro se ocupa de la mayoría de tipos y escuelas de la ética occidental: de los sofistas, de Sócrates y Platón, a la moderna filosofía moral, pasando por la ética de Aristóteles y la ética griega en general; el cristianismo, Lutero, Maquiavelo, Hobbes y Spinoza; las ideas británicas y francesas del siglo XVIII; Kant, Hegel y Marx; Kierkegaard y...

27 recorridos, muchos de ellos clásicos y otros menos frecuentados, pero todos ellos imprescindibles para conocer uno de los espacios protegidos más singulares del planeta. Rutas en las que el autor sabe, además, cómo inculcar en el lector todo el interés que el itinerario merece, relatando detalladamente cada recorrido y los principales valores ecológicos que han motivado su inclusión en la guía.

Veteran’s Day is a day set aside to thank the men and women who risk their lives protecting America. Each year on November 11, we celebrate what they have done for our country. Learn more about the history of this important holiday, such as why it is on November 11 and what Americans do to celebrate.

This myth may have been the foundation for The Odyssey. Join Jason and the Argonauts as they encounter evil harpies, crashing cliffs, and a giant snake on their quest for the Golden Fleece.