España, ayer y hoy + CD-ROM

Three Puerto Rican stories include the title story, which represents the land's indigenous Tainos; the tale of la Guinea, which is rooted in the nation's African culture; and la Mula's tale, a story of Spanish origin.

The nineteenth century was a time of huge growth and prosperity for California. Although the Gold Rush lasted only seven years, California provided other opportunities for those who emigrated there in search of a better life. This Interactiv-eBook focuses on the history of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Fresno, and the people and events that influenced their transformations from small towns to booming cities. This nonfiction text builds literacy and social studies content knowledge through the use of intriguing primary source documents like maps, letters, images, articles, and...

Ésta es la historia de Abul Qasim, el médico del califa Abderrahmán III. Abul operaba cataratas, hernias y bocios; hacía traqueotomías, trepanaciones, amputaciones y, incluso, intervenía cólicos misereres.

With life-like illustrations and simple text, books in this series introduce children to different dinosaurs and the unique characteristics. Children learn the features of each dinosaur, what they ate, and whether they were predator or prey to other dinosaurs. The books also introduce fossils and how they play a role in our knowledge of dinosaurs' existence.