Catástrofes que marcaron la historia (Unforgettable Catastrophes)

In this fascinating biography, readers will learn about the amazing life of Eleanor Roosevelt as she strived for equality of all. Lively images and a timeline help show children Eleanor's inspiring journey as she grew from a young student in England to the First Lady of the United States to the first female member of the United Nations. The informational Spanish-translated text, supportive glossary, table of contents, and index work together with the bright images to give readers the tools they need to better understand the content.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first man to ever walk on the moon! Readers will be engaged from cover to cover as they learn about Armstrong's inspirational career as an astronaut in this biography that features additional information on gravity, NASA, and the moon landing. The vivid images work in conjunction with the supportive text, timeline, glossary, and index to allow for better understanding of the content. This 6-Pack has been translated into Spanish and includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

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.

Trained originally in the French classical manner, Matisse was inspired by the Impressionists and Cezanne to create a style that brought out the beauty of color, form and line by reducing them to the bare essentials. While considered a leader of the Fauves and an inspiration to most of the great figures in modern art, he wasn't interested in being associated with any school or trend. A family man who worked 'office hours' in his studio, he defies the image of the artist as a tortured soul. In a career spanning six decades, he produced masterpiece after masterpiece that constantly challenge...

Pepe and the Parker family are going to spend a day at the beach. Pepe can't believe his eyes—the Parkers go swimming despite the freezing cold and then drink tea from a thermos to warm-up. Luckily, they soon go to an amusement park instead and then to the pier to go fishing. There, Pepe has a great adventure as he cleverly stops a thief. Pepe y la familia Parker van a pasar el día en la playa. Pepe no sale de su asombro—los Parker se bañan aunque hace un frío que pela y luego beben de un termo de té para calentarse. Por suerte, pronto se van a un parque de atracciones y luego al...

Ensayu sobre mitoloxía, arquitectura, costumes y creyencias populares de la contorna de Cabreira, na provincia de Llión. El filu conductor escoyíu pol autor yía precisamente l'arquitectura popular d'esta zona de los Montes de Llión, una mirada histórica dende los primeiros asentamientos castreños prerromanos hasta las últimas edificaciones tradicionales que datan de finales del siegru XIX. L'estudiu contempla al traviés de los testimonios orales la etimoloxía del vocabulariu cabreirés y la toponimia, pero sobremaneira enfatiza la contribución y interpretación de mueitas lliendas, ...

Con el nombre de Chinyero se conoce la última erupción volcánica que ha tenido lugar en la isla de Tenerife. La actividad volcánica se inició el viernes 18 de noviembre de 1909 y concluyó diez días después, el domingo 27. El libro fue editado para conmemorar el centenario de la erupción volcánica. El trabajo está estructurado, con unas pinceladas sobre cómo era la isla a principios del siglo XX. Sigue con un análisis de la cartografía levantada antes de la erupción. Para entrar de lleno en la parte descriptiva de la erupción, redactada de forma secuenciada en el tiempo....