Robert Goddard

The varied projects in this volume present readers with more than a dozen lenses through which to learn about the progress and impact of the Industrial Revolution, and the tide of industrialization it unleashed, in the United States. Broad questions prompt readers to engage with major themes in civics, geography, economics, and history. A wealth of background information helps readers understand how these themes play out in the context of the profound shifts in the American economy and society that took place in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers also learn how animal homes and human homes fulfill similar needs and functions.

Antología de la fotografía marítima desde 1843. El mar como tema fotográfico de la mano de fotógrafos de todo el mundo, desde 1843 hasta nuestros días. Retratos de pescadores y de barcos, fotografías de la vida en el puerto, de mares embravecidos y de regiones polares, entre otras muchas espectaculares imágenes. Un tema impresionante, fascinante, propicio a las aventuras y a las emociones fuertes. Hubo un tiempo pasado en el que los primeros fotógrafos, por muy limitados que fueran sus materiales, acreditaron el mar como tema fotográfico. Un tema impresionante, fascinante, propicio...

Daniel got the best birthday present in the world: his grandfather's magic briefcase! What tricks is it hiding? What surprises does it contain? Close your eyes and make a wish. This book is full of magic!