Catástrofes que marcaron la historia (Unforgettable Catastrophes)

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Anne Frank's diary has become one of the most widely read books in the world. Readers will learn about Anne as she went into hiding from the Nazi Party in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through vibrant images, informational text, timelines, and a glossary of terms, readers will discover the hardships Anne and her family went through in order to avoid being sent to a concentration camp. This inspiring biography enables children to look up to Anne and find hope in every situation, just as she did.

Young readers will be inspired by this biography about the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. The appealing images, helpful text, and supportive timeline, glossary, table of contents, and index combine to create an engaging experience as readers learn about one of the greatest female pilots of all time. This book has been translated into Spanish.

The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu.

In the United States, the ability to take informed action is becoming increasingly necessary, and difficult. This book delves into the importance of being informed and explains how not all sources of information are equal. Readers are introduced to the scientific method as a way of testing information for credibility. Students will also learn how to turn credible information into action by forming groups, protesting, contacting elected representatives, and possibly even running for office themselves someday.

From Mexico to the tip of South America, Latin America features varied scenery, including deserts, grasslands, plains, and mountains. Some are extreme: The Andes is the world's longest mountain range, and the Atacama Desert has not had rain for over 400 years! Latin America's remarkable landscape is an essential factor in its surprisingly different climatic zones. This insightful volume offers a comprehensive tour of the many vibrant countries of this fascinating region, highlighting its most striking areas in vivid photographs. It is also an inviting exploration of geography, natural...

El protagonista tiene 12 años, está a punto de empezar el instituto y su destino es convertirse en un granjero o en un carnicero como cualquiera de sus vecinos. Pero él es distinto. Él tiene un sueño: convertirse en un guerrero y vencer a los monstruos que atacan continuamente su aldea. Así que cuando llega a sus oídos la noticia de que los cinco mejores estudiantes del instituto serán seleccionados para seguir un entrenamiento para convertirse en guerreros, va a hacer todo lo que esté a su alcance para ser uno de los elegidos.

El máximo de información en el formato más manejable Un diccionario que concentra gran cantidad de información, con: Más de 26 000 entradas Más de 46 000 definiciones que describen lo esencial del significado de las palabras Acepciones ordenadas por criterio de uso Numerosas notas de ortografía, morfología y uso Adaptado a la norma ortográfica de la RAE