¡Capturas peligrosas! Pescadores de alta mar (Dangerous Catch! Deep Sea Fishers)

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into what life was like during Westward Expansion. Students will learn about the reasons people headed west, the gold rush, the Homestead Act, Manifest Destiny, the Oregon Trail, and more. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at ...

Color photos and easy-to-read text five a realistic insight into the typical working day of an on-the-job zookeeper.

Deforestation, hunting and global warming have endangered countless species. The orangutan, okapi, giant panda and the blue whale are just some of the 30 species on the brink of extinction that are featured in this book. They need your help. The International Conservation Society illustrates how many of these species are left in the wild, and the latest status regarding their natural environment. You'll learn how you can aid endangered species and help sustain the ecosystems that give them life.

Los años noventa del siglo pasado fueron testigo de un florecimiento notable de las reflexiones estéticas consagradas a la estética. Lo más sorprendente es que estos debates encontraron, al menos durante cierto tiempo, un eco público más allá de la esfera de la filosofía profesional, sobre todo en lo que se ha dado en llamar «el mundo del arte». De ahí a creer en un renacimiento de la propia doctrina estética no hay más que un paso, que algunos filósofos se han apresurado a dar. El objeto de este ensayo es mostrar el carácter ilusorio de una creencia así incluso de una...

A lot of what many people know about the native groups in the northeastern part of North America comes from colonial history. The Wampanoag met the Puritans as they made their home at Plymouth. The Powhatan group of the Algonquin people had a large role in the history of the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia. However, the history of the native groups living in modern New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine, and northern Virginia began long before European settlement! Readers meet several individual groups of native peoples and explore the distinguishing features of northeastern...