Cebra

Following the stock market crash of 1929, the United States plummeted into the Great Depression and unemployment soared. But when Franklin D. Roosevelt took office the following year, he enacted federal programs, financial regulations, and public works projects to boost the economy and put America back together. In this instructive volume, students will discover fascinating facts and little-known details about this series of reforms, called the New Deal. They'll also be able to choose from a variety of hands-on projects, from map-making to writing and performing a speech to designing and...

The London Eye opened on March 9, 2000. Although it hasn't been there long, the London Eye has already become an iconic symbol of London. No trip to London is complete without a visit to the London Eye! Learn about the history and creation of Europe's tallest observation wheel as you build your arithmetic skills! This Spanish math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, engaging sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning math relevant and fun. Text features include a table of ...

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...

Isabel, una mujer que decidió ser la dueña de su propio destino..Hija menor de Juan II de Castilla e Isabel de Portugal, la pequeña Isabel contaba con escasas posibilidades de llegar al trono, destinado a sus hermanos varones. Vivió una infancia tranquila junto a su madre, ajena a las tensiones de la vida palaciega, pero la temprana muerte de su padre cuando ella contaba tres años, y la posterior enfermedad materna cambiaron su existencia de modo radical..Apenas una niña, con diez años su hermanastro el rey Enrique IV la obliga a separarse de su madre y vivir en la Corte, avispero de...