La Apariencia

An introduction to taipans, snakes from Australia and New Guinea, describes the three different kinds of taipan, physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, and predatory behavior.

What makes something a good value? Why is it important to use money wisely? How will creating a budget help you purchase a new bike? This engaging Spanish book will teach students financial literacy through the use of real-world examples while incorporating nonfiction reading to increase vocabulary and comprehension skills. The challenging practice problems, graphs, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what they've learned to their daily lives. Essential text features like a glossary, index, and table of contents will...

Los ríos son capaces de encumbrar o arruinar civilizaciones enteras, dividir culturas o unirlas, y proporcionan pistas decisivas sobre el origen del ser humano. Sumérgete en la apasionante historia de Egipto a través del NILO, conoce a los príncipes bandoleros del RIN, asómbrate con la rica diversidad del AMAZONAS o con las sagradas aguas del GANGES. Descubre qué secreto se esconde en el fondo del río AWASH, cómo el ZAMBEZE cambió África para siempre o por qué casi cualquier canción de éxito se remonta al MISISIPI. Averigua el papel crucial del TÁMESIS, el YANTSÉ y el TIGRIS y...

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.