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Destined to become an etiquette bible for girls everywhere, this comprehensive and humorous reference provides a wealth of tips and tricks for how to act, feel, and look one’s best in every situation—whether at school, at home, with friends, or with romantic interests. This is an essential manual that proves that proper etiquette goes beyond just “please” and “thank you.” Destinada a convertirse en una biblia de etiqueta para niñas en todas partes, esta referencia comprensiva y humorística provee un buen número de consejos y trucos para cómo actuar, lucir y sentirse mejor en...

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

Spanish speakers can now learn more about the most famous championship series in all of baseball: the World Series! Los hispanohablantes pueden ahora conocer más sobre la serie más famosa del campeonato de béisbol: ¡la Serie Mundial! "Strike three, you're out!" "He's safe!" "Home run!" Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly looked like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With...

Cada animal cría a sus hijos de acuerdo a su instinto. Este libro da cuenta de ello en una variada selección de animales que va desde los pingüinos hasta los guanacos, de los monos a las ballenas. En muchas y diferentes formas de crianza, la naturaleza nos enseña que en la diversidad está el secreto de la vida. Each animal raises its offsprings according to their instinct. This book gives an account of this in a varied selection of animals ranging from penguins to guanacos, from monkeys to whales. In many different forms of parenting, nature teaches us that diversity is the secret of...