Aviones del pasado (Planes of the Past)

Aircraft carriers are truly the fortresses of the sea! Students will get an inside–out view of these incredible floating cities, from how they are constructed to how they function as important parts of a country’s defense. Students also will learn about the various aircraft that are on board and the crew that keeps aircraft carriers in ship shape!

¿Qué hizo que una familia latinoamericana abandonara su tierra natal para partir con sus tres hijos, de diez, trece y quince años, a tierras del continente africano? Siga las peripecias y aventuras de la familia Jacobi Mangold durante quince años de servicio misionero en el Hospital de Leprosos de Masanga, Sierra Leona; el Hospital Scheer Memorial en Nepal, al norte de la India; y el Hospital Misionero de Yuka, Zambia. Comparta su período de adaptación a una vida sin electricidad, televisión ni otras comodidades básicas, y su angustia al sufrir un ataque al hospital por fuerzas...

This book offers a fun way to learn about 16 of the Prado's most important paintings. Each two-page spread teaches about the artist and the painting and asks readers to locate five objects in the artwork.

In order for any democracy to function well, understanding how and when to compromise is a necessity. This book introduces students to how compromise makes governing possible. Using examples of how compromise works in their own lives, students will gain a better understanding of how compromise work on a larger level. Conversely, readers will also learn that compromise may be the wrong course of action in some situations and that some issues are of such critical importance or high moral worth that standing firm is appropriate.

Think there's just one fairy tale with an overworked girl and wicked stepsisters? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Cinderella stories. Visit Canada, China, Egypt, and France, and find out whose "glass slippers" are made of red silk, and whose "fairy godmother" is a fish. Fully translated Spanish text.