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.

Es el año 1506. Al enterarse de la muerte de Colón, Gonzalo, un joven piloto que trabaja en la Casa de la Contratación de Sevilla, decide contar la verdadera historia del descubrimiento del Nuevo Mundo. Muchos años antes, de niño, Gonzalo, oculto en la bodega, partió en la expedición rumbo a las Indias. Llevado ante Colón, este le permitió proseguir viaje. Asistió a la travesía, recibió la s confidencias del Almirante e incluso le ayudó a evitar el motín que se avecinaba... Una apasionante narración que nos acerca, desde otra perspectiva, a la enigmática y controvertida figura ...

Atraer, formar y retener el talento se ha convertido en un proceso trascendental del mundo empresarial moderno, llegando a tomar incluso tintes de una guerra por preservar a los individuos más capaces y talentosos en las filas de las firmas, corporaciones y organizaciones.A través de las páginas de esta obra se pondrán de relieve aspectos esenciales del talento, y se abordarán estrategias para su atracción, formación y retención. A la par, conocerás elementos como la importancia del retorno de inversión en capacitación, sugerencias efectivas de reclutamiento y atractivas formas de...

This nonfiction Spanish-translated reader gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational text and stunning facts, readers discover important aspects of keeping communities safe, including what's inside the patrol car, K-9 units,...

One of the skills employers want most in new hires is the ability to speak well. Public speaking can not only advance a person in almost any career but can also help an individual do better in school as well. Following the English Language Arts standards for Speaking and Listening, this book teaches readers why public speaking can be such an effective tool, how to craft a powerful speech, and how to overcome one of the most common problems people have with talking in front of a crowd�stage fright.