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Advances in science have changed our world, all thanks to the scientists behind important discoveries. Some of the most important discoveries have come from female scientists, who were as unique for their work as they were for being trailblazers in a male-dominated industry. This text offers a biographical treatment of such important scientists as Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Jane Goodall, as well as others who have made it possible for women of the future to have a career in science. Age-appropriate text, fact boxes, historical and modern images, and a comprehensive timeline complete the...

Un plan de venganza. Una mujer dispuesta a todo menos a convertirse en víctima. «-Juez Rasper -repite mi madre-. Guarda relación con tu secuestro.» Estas son las últimas palabras que pronuncia la madre de Lisa Yyland antes de morir en sus brazos, acribillada a balazos en plena calle mientras paseaeban juntas. En ese momento, el plan 15/33, el plan de venganza que Lisa Yyland lleva planeando desde hace dieciocho años para acabar con aquellos que la secuestraron y estuvieron a punto de acabar con su vida, salta por los aires. Pero no está dispuesta a rendirse. Siguiendo la pista de esas...

In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind light.

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.