La tierra de las almas perdidas

This informative Spanish-translated book gives readers a look into the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Readers will learn about the three branches of government--executive, legislative, and judicial--as well as the way each of those branches works to keep order and the various aspects including Congress, the Supreme Court, the House of Representatives and the Senate. Featuring detailed images, stunning facts, and supportive text, this book will have readers interested, engaged, and eager to learn more about the development of the Constitution. Other featured topics include the Federalist ...

Teach beginning readers about the various types of weather including rain, sunshine, snow, fog, wind, and clouds with pages full of bright, colorful images and Spanish-translated, informational text. Through the use of descriptive, academic vocabulary, readers are encouraged to notice the changes in the weather around them. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...

Gretchen es una chica de catorce años. Ella y su familia, los Sackmeier, son conocidos en el vecindario como los “Cinco Sacos”. Todo empieza a cambiar cuando su madre, Elisabeth, se rebela y decide darse una oportunidad como mujer: se pone a trabajar con el deseo de poder retomar los estudios y convertirse en asistenta social, además, se pone a dieta para mejorar su imagen y crecer en autoestima. Su marido no ve con buenos ojos tanto cambio. Esta nueva situación coincide con la etapa convulsa de la adolescencia de Gretchen.