George Washington Carver

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.

El poeta Marcial, nacido en Bilbilis (cerca de Calatayud), dio al epigrama carta de ciudadania en la literatura latina como genero literario, incorporando en su escritura la tradicion literaria latina anterior, epigramatica y no epigramatica, configurandolo con la forma que entre nosotros ha quedado como definitiva: la de una composicion breve, incisiva, a menudo satirica y rematada con un rasgo inesperado.

In this inspiring Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. Readers will feel engaged and inspired as they read about Rudolph's incredible journey from a young girl with polio, to her first encounter with track and field, to becoming one of the best Olympic athletes of her time! A timeline of Rudolph's life, a glossary, and index are provided for further understanding of the content and improvement in vocabulary.

INTERVENTIONS WITH MINORS - Socio educative action - Most of the time, the irregular behaviour of young people is the outcome of what society has offered to them. This book studies the methodology, the levels of the intervention, preventive measures, assistance and rehabilitative intervention, in the work with families and minors in the network of primary attention. The situations of social risk, the necessities and the problems of minors are exposed making a special mention of the educational ones, and the professional figures that act in this field.

Sesenta autores, desde catedráticos de universidad hasta estudiantes de Secundaria y Bachillerato, nos presentan los cuarenta desafíos que la Real Sociedad Matemática Española propuso con motivo de su centenario.Son cuarenta estimulantes retos que avivan el ingenio. Enfrentándose a ellos, el lector se sentirá un auténtico investigador matemático.Pero no hay que asustarse. No es necesario saber muchas matemáticas. La herramienta esencial para resolver los desafíos es pensar ordenadamente.