Oscar De LA Hoya Boxeador De Medalla De Oro/ Gold Medal Boxer

Introduces the former Duke University basketball star, Grant Hill, who now plays for the Detroit Pistons.

Here's another exciting set of sports-themed titles for third- through sixth-grade readers reading at a first-grade level. Help to even out the playing field for your at-risk readers with these sports heroes and hot shots.

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

Stephen F. Austin grew up to become known as the Father of Texas. Readers can learn about his interesting and incredible life in this appealing biography that has been translated into Spanish and highlights both Austin's life and Texas history. Through vivid images and illustrations, supportive text, an accommodating glossary and index, and fascinating facts, readers will learn about Texas pioneers, the empresario system, Freemasons, and how Austin became such an important figure in Texas history.

La lluvia es un fenómeno atmosférico que consiste en la precipitación de gotas de agua. La intensidad de las lluvias se mide en milímetros de agua caída, es decir, la altura de agua caída recogida en una superficie plana y medida en milímetros. Un milímetro de agua de lluvia equivale a 1 litro de agua por m2, que es otra forma de medir la cantidad de agua de lluvia. Muy pronto va a llover y los niños están listos para explorar y averiguar todo lo que ocurre cuando las negras y amenazantes nubes se juntan. ¿Te has detenido a pensar de dónde viene la lluvia o adónde va?, ¿cómo se ...

"Four score and seven years ago..." begins Abraham Lincoln's beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. The South had been winning up to this point. So how did Union troops stop General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North? With black-and-white illustrations throughout and sixteen pages of photos, this turning point in history is brought vividly to life.