The Life of Paul Revere / La vida de Paul Revere

The gold dollar coin bears the image of one of the most famous Native Americans in U.S. history; Sacagawea. Though much of her life remains a mystery, this book explores the story of this extraordinary woman who helped Lewis and Clark explore the American West. Age-appropriate language and content will help beginning readers understand this fascinating time in American history and introduce them to Sacagawea's captivating story. Exciting photographs help draw readers in, and a timeline of important events will reinforce what they've learned.

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...

Many insects hatch from eggs and molt several times as they grow bigger. Others, such as butterflies, undergo a complete metamorphosis. A common science curriculum topic, insect life cycles may be confusing because of these differences. However, this book breaks down these cycles into easy-to-understand steps in both accessible language and colorful diagrams readers can turn to for review again and again. The most important vocabulary needed to talk about insect life cycles is further explained in fact boxes and an extended glossary.

En 1926 el Frankfurter Zeitung propuso a Joseph Roth ir a la Unión Soviética y relatar su experiencia. Roth aceptó de buen grado el encargo puesto que el periplo que estaba a punto de emprender representaba la ocasión para conocer de cerca un país por el que siempre se había sentido atraído y que, tras la revolución, suscitaba también el interés de la mayoría de intelectuales europeos. Tras prepararse intensamente para el más largo de sus viajes como reportero, Roth partió al término del verano. Curioso, atento, avisado testimonio, visitó las grandes ciudades, siguió el curso...

Presents illustrated scenes with English flaps in the form of dialog bubbles that fold down to reveal the phrases and words in Spanish. On board pages.