Grandes Maquinas

The nineteenth century was a time of huge growth and prosperity for California. Although the Gold Rush lasted only seven years, California provided other opportunities for those who emigrated there in search of a better life. This Interactiv-eBook focuses on the history of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Fresno, and the people and events that influenced their transformations from small towns to booming cities. This nonfiction text builds literacy and social studies content knowledge through the use of intriguing primary source documents like maps, letters, images, articles, and...

Have you ever thought about how a soccer field is different from a football field? Or how a tennis court is different from a basketball court? Each sport has a surface with a purpose! Explore partitioned shapes with this Spanish math book that seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, sidebars, and math diagrams...

The diary of Anne Frank is a faithful testimony of the Nazi occupation in Europe and anti-Semitism. Ana, only 13 years old, has to face the horror of the war and the persecutions of the Gestapo. She and her family have to hide and live in the attic of a house close to two years in prison, hoping that the allied countries will triumph and with it recover their freedom. In these pages you will know in broad strokes what this young woman full of illusions and fears had to experience in her own flesh and in this way she gives us a legacy: her diary and hope for life.

Sally is an incredible singer but she'd rather join a nudist colony than sing in public. That is until she ventures to New York where a wild summer of love and loss changes her forever. Sally returns home to London, but as she's about to embark on her new life, a beautiful man turns up on Sally's doorstep.