Amelia Earhart

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.

En el año 1517, Martín Lutero fija sus noventa y cinco tesis contra las indulgencias en la iglesia de Wittenberg, un acontecimiento que provocará el cisma de la Iglesia Romana de Occidente. Ese mismo año nace en Valladolid Cipriano Salcedo. En un momento de agitación política y religiosa, esta mera coincidencia de fechas marcará fatalmente su destino. Convertido en próspero comerciante se pondrá en contacto con las corrientes protestantes que, de manera clandestina, empezaban a introducirse en la Península. Pero la difusión de este movimiento será cortada progresivamente por el...

Students will learn area and perimeter while engaged in reading about a day in the life of a contractor! This Spanish engaging book uses real-world examples to teach math concepts, and incorporates nonfiction reading to increase vocabulary and comprehension skills. The challenging practice problems, graphs, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what they've learned to their daily lives. Essential text features like a glossary, index, and table of contents will increase students' interest level and their interaction with the...

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

Profiles Phoebe Ann Moses, the star sharpshooter of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show under the name Annie Oakley, who began shooting to help feed her family after her father's death.