Mujeres en las fuerzas armadas (Women in the Military)

Advances in science have changed our world, all thanks to the scientists behind important discoveries. Some of the most important discoveries have come from female scientists, who were as unique for their work as they were for being trailblazers in a male-dominated industry. This text offers a biographical treatment of such important scientists as Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Jane Goodall, as well as others who have made it possible for women of the future to have a career in science. Age-appropriate text, fact boxes, historical and modern images, and a comprehensive timeline complete the...

Una colección de libros que combinan historia del arte con imágenes, espectaculares pop-ups y actividades divertidas para descubrir el mundo del arte y las obras y los artistas más reconocidos de todos los tiempos. La Mona Lisa y Alexander Calder, ¡ahora al alcance de los más pequeños!

Recounts, in Spanish and in English, the story of Ricardo Romo, a Hispanic-American All-American athlete and scholar who became, among other things, a U.S. representative to the United Nations, and the president of University of Texas at San Antonio.

Los medios de comunicación audiovisuales y escritos, además de reflejar, en gran parte, la lengua utilizada en la vida cotidiana, sirven de vehículo a las innovaciones lingüísticas. Susana Guerrero, profesora de Lengua en la Universidad de Málaga, muestra en este libro la influencia que estos medios ejercen, concretamente en tres aspectos del nivel léxico: la creación neológica y la incorporación de extranjerismos, el asentamiento de impropiedades, y la fijación de redundancias. Cada uno de estos aspectos conforman un capítulo del libro, en el que se explican los términos...

When people think of soft things, they immediately conjure up images of furry bunnies and similarly textured animals and objects. This inviting book helps young readers to do the same, as learning about textures is an important tenet of the early elementary curriculum. Carefully selected photographs of soft objects make the concept of texture clear to the reader as well as aid in vocabulary acquisition.