Helen Keller

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.

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 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.

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.

This beginner biography takes a look into the life of Walt Disney and his innovative contributions to film and animation. Complete with full-bleed relevant and historical photographs, timeline, glossary, and index.

Este libro es la bienvenida a la sociedad de los pequeños ciudadanos. Con él podrán descubrir cómo funciona nuestro país, cuáles son los mecanismos y su rol en la sociedad. Será su primer acercamiento al Congreso, los Tribunales de Justicia y La Moneda. En Yo, ciudadano, niños y jóvenes comprenderán su rol en la sociedad como seres cívicos y políticos. Aprenderán de política y a debatir en torno a las causas que les parezcan justas. ¡Podrán entender el mundo, la sociedad y nuestra historia a fin de ser los mejores ciudadanos del siglo XXI!

Una isla salvaje en el sur de Alaska, a la que solamente puede accederse en barco o hidroavión, repleta de frondosos bosques húmedos y montañas escarpadas. Este es el inhóspito decorado que Jim ha elegido para fortalecer las relaciones con su hijo Roy, a quien apenas conoce. Doce meses por delante, viviendo en una cabaña apartada de todo y de todos, colaborando hombro con hombro: parece una buena oportunidad para estrechar lazos y recuperar el tiempo perdido. Pero la situación, poco a poco, deviene claustrofóbica, asfixiante, insostenible.

Get On A Covered Wagon And Explore Everything About Pioneers With This Book. From What They Ate, Wore, Who They Encountered And Where They Traveled. Text Boxes Filled With Pioneer Facts Add Additional Information On The Pioneers Difficult Journeys To Unknown Lands.