El Puerto de la Luz

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.

Insectos is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

In this Spanish title, learn about what makes endangered jungle animals so unique and why they need to be protected.

"A finales de los años setenta, un muchacho perteneciente a la clase media salvadoreña trata de introducirse en los movimientos sindicalistas locales con la intención de conocer el incipiente movimiento revolucionario. Allí conoce a una guapa trabajadora de una fábrica textil y se propone enamorarla. Sin embargo, la situación se recrudece en El Salvador. Las refriegas sindicales devienen en combates contra el orden militar y la vorágine termina arrastrando a todo el mundo a territorios y rupturas que nunca imaginaron. Se ha desatado la guerra civil salvadoreña. Róger Lindo, con la...