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Explore the various islands that make up the Caribbean including the different plants and animals that inhabit this tropical paradise. Bright, dazzling photographs bring the Caribbean to life as readers are exposed to vocabulary related to the unique activities and customs of the Caribbean.

Let's explore the diverse biomes and geography that covers the vast expanse of Canada! This book also highlights the different animals that inhabit this country as well as Canada's most popular sports. Language arts connection is vocabulary related to Canada, its varied landforms, and inhabitants.

Though few may know his name, his achievement as the first European to discover San Diego Bay and many other areas on the California coast enshrines his name in the annals of American history. This exciting volume tells Cabrillo's story from an unknown soldier to the intrepid conquistador, crossbowman, landowner, shipbuilder, and explorer he became. As one of Hernan Cortes' soldiers during the conquest of Mexico and a founder of Guatemala, his actions loomed large in the future of both South America and North America. By both educating and entertaining, this biography illuminates a...

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.

Tras los últimos y sombríos años del reinado de Luis XIV las costumbres cambian por completo: la aristocracia se entrega al lujo, convierte el deseo en motor de su vida y hace del amor un juego presidido por una libertad absoluta que provoca unos excesos que los siglos siguientes no alcanzarán. La novela libertina da cuenta de esa realidad, con delicadeza unas veces, con crueldad otras, pero siempre con la mujer como centro de todas las pasiones, capaz de seguir el juego con delicadeza o dejarse arrastrar hasta los límites más arriesgados del deseo. Toda la sociedad del siglo se embarca ...

Enrique Barrios decide en esta obra hablarnos en primera persona, convirtiéndose así en protagonista de su relato y creando de este modo una fascinante realidad novelada que atrapará al lector irremediablemente. Tras las vicisitudes de su emocionante re