Thomas Edison

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

En este libro, ARTURO RAMONEDA ofrece un manual sencillo que puede resultar de gran utilidad tanto para el profesor como el estudiante que haya de enfrentarse al análisis y comentario de un texto cualquiera. EL COMENTARIO DE TEXTOS: UNA GUÍA PRÁCTICA se divide en dos partes. La primera está integrada por cinco apartados que contienen numerosos ejemplos que sirven para ilustrar la parte teórica. En la segunda se incluyen diversos textos comentados y, junto a las muestras de autores clásicos y contemporáneos (Jorge Manrique, Miguel de Cervantes, Calderón de la Barca, Leandro Fernández...

Immigrants Sailed From Faraway Lands To Come To America For Opportunity. This Book Includes Their Experiences At Ellis Island, The Struggles Of Finding Employment, And Learning A New Language In A Strange, New World.

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.

Siguiendo los relatos en la Biblia, este libro comienza con “En el principio”, y cubre una amplia variedad de acontecimientos clave, como “Samuel escucha”, “Ester salva a su pueblo”, “Un ciego puede ver” y “Jesús camina sobre el lago”, hasta llegar a “Jesús va a volver”. Cada historia ocupa una doble página e incluye ilustraciones brillantes y coloridas. Following the narrative of the Bible, this book starts with At the Beginning, and covers a wide variety of key events, including Samuel Listens, Esther, A Blind Man Sees, and Jesus Walks on the Lake, through to One...