Chicos Y Altos/Short and Tall

Último curso del colegio, última Semana Blanca. La joven Alma ya está preparada para demostrar a todos que no es una esquiadora, sino una verdadera snowboarder . Un viaje a la nieve y una historia entre pandillas de snowboard que compiten con el único propósito de demostrar quién es el rey del surf. Pero no todo sale según los planes previstos... Hay alguien más en la montaña. Alguien a quien no esperaban. Todos se complica. Empiezan los problemas. Alma descubre algo y todo da un giro inesperado.

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...

What will it take to send people to Mars in the next 25 years? Students will learn that problem solving is an essential component of NASA’s planned mission to mars. This Spanish book combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math, language arts, and STEM content. Students will learn problem solving while engaged in reading high-interest content. The glossary, index, and table of contents will further understanding of reading and math concepts, and the full-color images, practice problems, and math graphs and charts make...

Packed with lively illustrations and fascinating flaps, this book is bursting to reveal amazing secrets."