En la tierra (On Land)

California is home to the largest school system in the country. Students will learn about the history of California’s schools and higher education system with this nonfiction text that builds students’ reading skills and social studies content knowledge. The intriguing primary source maps, letters, documents, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and features...

Spanish speakers can now learn more about the most famous championship series in all of baseball: the World Series! Los hispanohablantes pueden ahora conocer más sobre la serie más famosa del campeonato de béisbol: ¡la Serie Mundial! "Strike three, you're out!" "He's safe!" "Home run!" Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. But the original games of the 1900s hardly looked like they do today. Take a look back over one hundred years and discover the history of baseball's greatest series. With...

What has a head, two tails, and shoots across the sky? A comet. Coming from the far edges of the solar system, most comets travel around the Sun, while meteors appear as flashing streaks of light in the night sky. Explore these amazing celestial wonders as they zip through space! This book looks at the difference between comets and meteors and their effects on Earth. The physical characteristics of each are identified in detail. This book won’t come crashing down! It’s filled with fun facts that give additional information on this exciting science topic. This book allows students to use...

Año 449, el futuro del mundo pende de un hilo. El otrora poderoso Imperio romano yace vulnerable. El enorme ejército de los hunos se encuentra reunido a un tiro de piedra, al otro lado del Danubio, preparado para atacar. El general romano Cayo Flavio Aecio sabe que Atila está sediento de la sangre de sus antiguos captores y sueña con su destrucción. Pero no recibe la ayuda necesaria y la horda arrasa la débil frontera, masacrando todas las guarniciones que encuentra a su paso. Atila planea una estrategia que le llevará a las mismísimas puertas de Roma. Pero antes deberá valorar si el ...