Columbus Day / Día de la Raza

Memorial Day is an important and special holiday, but some people forget why we celebrate it. On the last Monday of May each year, people around the country gather and remember the men and women who've died while serving in the U.S. military. This educational book encourages readers to reflect on the sacrifices military personnel make to protect our country. This book also touches upon the more lighthearted side of the holiday and the different types of celebrations that people have each year. Featuring full-color photographs and accessible text, this book is sure to engage beginning readers.

Lin invites her friends to her Japanese teahouse. They have rice, fish, and tea. Lin thanks them for coming and her friends thank her for the tea ceremony.

Many insects hatch from eggs and molt several times as they grow bigger. Others, such as butterflies, undergo a complete metamorphosis. A common science curriculum topic, insect life cycles may be confusing because of these differences. However, this book breaks down these cycles into easy-to-understand steps in both accessible language and colorful diagrams readers can turn to for review again and again. The most important vocabulary needed to talk about insect life cycles is further explained in fact boxes and an extended glossary.

El valenciano Ibn Yubayr, al escribir las impresiones de su viaje y redactarlas cuidadosamente, se convirtió, en el siglo xii, en el fundador del género literario de las letras arábigas conocido como la rihla o relación de viaje. Pronto, este viaje modélico sería considerado la obra maestra del género, siendo imitada durante siglos pero sin llegar a ser igualada. Ninguno de sus seguidores nos ha transmitido un cuadro tan acabado y tan vivo de los principales centros del Oriente árabe (Alejandría, El Cairo, La Meca, Bagdad, Damasco...). Ninguno ha dejado descripciones más precisas de ...