Harriet Tubman

What did people use to buy things before money was invented? Where is money made? Find out in this inviting book that informs readers about coins, paper money, the Federal Reserve, exchange rates, and checking accounts. Featuring a timeline of money's history, detailed photos, stimulating facts, clear, informational text, and a glossary that will assist in improving vocabulary, this Spanish-translated nonfiction title will keep readers engaged from cover to cover.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Did you know that most animals in the world don't have backbones? Learn more about invertebrates in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Readers will learn all about mollusks, arthropods, arachnids, and crustaceans while being stimulated from cover to cover with its detailed images and charts, intriguing facts, and informative text.

¿Por qué los judíos son objeto de un odio particular?¿Cuándo apareció el antisemitismo? ¿Quiénes son los sabios de Sion? ¿Por qué Hitler detestaba a los judíos? ¿Existe un “negocio de la Shoah”? ¿El antisionismo es antisemitismo? Este libro no duda en hacer las preguntas más perturbadoras. Desarma con claridad y tranquilidad las ideas falsas, las trampas y las teorías del complot. Una guía indispensable para comprender las raíces del antisemitismo y reflexionar acerca de su actualidad.

Despues de varios anos sin publicar por razones personales y de salud, Joana Trullas se reincorpora al mercado literario con tres novelas. "La ciudad de los conventos" es el primero de ellos y el ultimo, si se prefiere, testamento literario de una novelista ganadora del 2 premio literario Cafe Gijon en 1961. La obra narra la vida de dos personajes, un escritor de hoy y uno de los alumnos de Michael de Nostradamus, astrologo, medido y proferizante frances del siglo XVI. Aunque separados por cinco siglos de historia un inesperado final los unira. Novela rio o, mejor, novela fuente, el lector...

Life in the Southern Hemisphere is bitterly cold for most penguins, but they don't seem to mind. Most penguins live in large colonies on the coast of Antarctica or on nearby islands. Readers explore penguin colonies for themselves, learning fun facts about these beautiful birds with the help of accessible text. Readers learn how penguin families work together to feed their young and keep them warm. A helpful graphic organizer aids in reader understanding. Readers will enjoy detailed images of penguin species at home in the Antarctic with every turn of the page.

Readers won't have to disassemble their favorite toys to discover what makes them work. This book explores electric, magnetic, and motion-powered toys from design to function. It introduces readers to the six simple machines and explains how they use force and motion to do work. Not every toy is a technological marvel. Readers learn about time-honored favorites including the rocking horse, Slinky, and rattles.