¡Supervivencia! Desierto (Survival! Desert) (Spanish Version)

Imagine being lost and stranded in the desert. Would you know what to do to survive? This useful, Spanish-translated nonfiction title explains the important skills needed to survive in the desert. With helpful diagrams and images, definitions, tips and instructions, informational text, a bibliography, and a list of other helpful websites, readers can be assured that they will learn about the dangers of heat exhaustion, desert plants that could aid in survival, and other helpful tips in order to survive in an emergency.

Death Valley is one of the hottest and driest deserts of the world! Readers are taken on an adventure through Death Valley to learn about the plants and animals that survive in this dry, hot desert landscape in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring vivid photographs, informational text, and riveting facts about desert ecology, readers will be fascinated from beginning to end!

Most of the Earth's changes happen over millions of years, but earthquakes can force significant changes to the land in just a few moments. Readers will learn the science of plate tectonics and its role in the development of earthquakes around the globe. They will also learn that not all rocks are created equal. In fact, rocks are all different ages! This Spanish-translated book concludes with images of the damage and destruction that earthquakes can cause.

Tras los últimos y sombríos años del reinado de Luis XIV las costumbres cambian por completo: la aristocracia se entrega al lujo, convierte el deseo en motor de su vida y hace del amor un juego presidido por una libertad absoluta que provoca unos excesos que los siglos siguientes no alcanzarán. La novela libertina da cuenta de esa realidad, con delicadeza unas veces, con crueldad otras, pero siempre con la mujer como centro de todas las pasiones, capaz de seguir el juego con delicadeza o dejarse arrastrar hasta los límites más arriesgados del deseo. Toda la sociedad del siglo se embarca ...

Teach young students about the men and women who serve in the armed forces for the United States. This Spanish-translated nonfiction book helps readers understand the importance of our nation's veterans, and how to honor them on Veteran's Day. Primary source documents and images engage readers as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge.

Tells the story, through graphic novel format, of Harriet Tubman and her life as a leader on the Underground Railroad.

Venerado y vilipendiado a un tiempo, Lobachevski se cierne imponente sobre la matemática del siglo XIX. Al igual que sucede a la mayoría de los mitos, el Lobachevski real está oculto por capas de negligencia y desconocimiento. Su fantástica obra, argumentaban muchos, no era otra cosa que herejía matemática, una senda falsa. Lobachevski es una personalidad abrumadora, un soñador empedernido, un hacedor de mundos imposibles pero reales. Lobachevski es, para muchos, una persona desconocida. Este libro cuenta la historia de un hombre sencillo, pero sagaz, obstinado y profundo desde el...