Un mar de historias: Altamira

Presents commonly used Spanish words and phrases accompanied by illustrations of situations in which to use the newly acquired language.

La oscuridad ha caído sobre el reino de Eala, la muerte inminente arrasa todo a su paso y ni la magia más poderosa ni los conjuros más legendarios de los mismos reyes elementales pueden salvar al reino de su destino. El último recurso ha sido convocado, el rechazado herrero-mago Hefes, para que en compañía del bufón de corte Cerín y del mismo rey de los Gnomos Met, busquen y traigan de vuelta el astrolabio de las hadas, único instrumento que puede restaurar la magia y la vida. Así, inicia una aventura llena de enemigos poderosos en cada esquina y de grandes hazañas. En esta...

One of the skills employers want most in new hires is the ability to speak well. Public speaking can not only advance a person in almost any career but can also help an individual do better in school as well. Following the English Language Arts standards for Speaking and Listening, this book teaches readers why public speaking can be such an effective tool, how to craft a powerful speech, and how to overcome one of the most common problems people have with talking in front of a crowd�stage fright.

There is growing concern over how we behave and interact online, from fighting, incivility, rudeness, and even criminal behaviors like cyberbullying, to simply adapting old forms of etiquette to a new landscape. This book, updated from an earlier resource, provides younger readers an introduction to this timely topic, a subject that they are both engaged in forming themselves as "digital natives," and one they also often require guidance in. It informs readers about the polite and productive use of social media networks and mobile platforms and discusses pressing issues of etiquette within...