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George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography translated in Spanish. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content, while a simple, interesting experiment leaves Spanish-speaking children...

¿Qué tienen en común una abeja, una mariposa y una hormiga? ¡Son todos insectos! Conozca las características que comparten todos los insectos. What do a bee, a butterfly, and an ant have in common? They're all insects! Learn about the characteristics that all insects share.

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Cold War by delving into major social studies topics in this project-based examination. The volume presents a series of broad questions touching on major themes in the social studies curriculum. Each question is accompanied by several paragraphs examining that question in the context of the Cold War, as well as a detailed project that prompts readers to think critically and present their findings or opinions in a particular format, such as a poster with side-by-side comparisons, a persuasive essay, or a class presentation.

Edición crítica con estudio introductorio y guía de lectura. 1967 fue un año mágico para Mario Vargas Llosa. Además de la publicación de Los cachorros, el peruano recibió el Premio Rómulo Gallegos, asistió en directo a la eclosión del boom junto con su nuevo amigo Gabriel García Márquez, participó en el XIII Congreso del Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana en Caracas, mantuvo en agosto encuentros multitudinarios con escritores y numeroso público general que abarrotaba grandes salas, y en septiembre, para terminar el ciclo, su periplo culminó en varias...