El sendero pacífico

The idea of the Roaring '20s conjures up images of speakeasies, women with short, saucy hairdos, and hot jazz. Readers will learn about the historical events that define this decade, including the devastating war that preceded it. An explanation about project-based learning will help readers understand how it can help them research their topic in unique and interesting ways. Constructive suggestions offer ideas for projects, while encouraging readers to take their studies in new and interesting directions.

Unlike their domesticated relatives, wild turkeys can fly. Readers will learn about the pecking order of turkey flocks, how turkeys avoid predators, what foods these birds eat, and much more. The turkey’s association with Thanksgiving is addressed, as is the impressive comeback these birds made after their numbers plummeted in the early twentieth century.

El sabueso de los Baskerville es la más famosa y para muchos la mejor aventura de Sherlock Holmes. La novela surgió de un comentario que escuchó Conan Doyle de su amigo Fletcher Robinson sobre un perro espectral que merodeaba cerca de su casa en Dartmoor. Fue publicada por primera vez como serial en The Strand Magazine en 1901, y al año siguiente en forma de libro debido a su enorme éxito. Desaparecido en las cataratas de Reichenbach cuando resolvía el caso de “El problema final” –última historia de Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes (no 4 de El Canon)–, el gran detective...

Provides a basic introduction to caves, including geographical information and plant and animal life.