Amelia Earhart

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.

So you think you're a martial arts master, but do you know the difference between kung fu, kendo, and karate? Students will learn about various martial arts as they practice comparing numbers. This Spanish math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, intriguing sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning math relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and reading concepts. An in-depth problem-solving...

El exitoso libro La medida de un hombre sigue impactando a millones de hombres en todo el mundo, pero durante mucho tiempo el sueño del autor, Gene Getz, ha sido el de llevar ese mensaje a los muchachos que todavía están buscando su propia identidad. Cuando su hijo, Kenton, estaba en la escuela secundaria, Gene le escribió una serie de cartas basadas en 1 Timoteo 4:12: "No permitas que nadie te subestime por ser joven. Sé un ejemplo para todos los creyentes en lo que dices, en la forma en que vives, en tu amor, tu fe y tu pureza". De ese versículo, Gene obtuvo siete principios para...

This compare-and-contrast text explains the technology we seldom feel we can go without; the phone, computer, and camera. Readers learn the difference between old and new versions of each. New vocabulary such as 'stationary' and 'portable' are introduced. A picture-word glossary is included.

Introduces different kinds of light, the properties of light, and how light can create shadows of different shapes and sizes.