At Home on the Ranch

This starter volume uses everyday examples such as a baseball and a beach ball to demonstrate the contrast between hard and soft objects.

The early nineteenth century in the United States was a study of contrasts. On the one hand, the Jazz Age brought cultural liberation, vivacity, and reckless consumption; on the other, the Great Depression brought poverty and desperation to millions. Explore these periods in American history through the eyes of the people who lived them.

La obra de Hebert Abimorad es, desde este punto de vista, sólida, coherente, compacta, fiel a sí misma. Desde otra perspectiva, se nos presenta como una escritura creativa diseminada, plural, abierta, en continuo recambio y búsqueda interior, que se exterioriza en sus nuevos textos, que se verbaliza en sus otros “yo”, en su heteronimia militante e ineludible: Martina Martínez, José José, Camilo Alegre, Flor de Condominio. Acto discursivo de travestismo, emergencia de la multivocidad que nos provoca a todos, y de la que sólo los poetas (y algunos seres enajenados o separados del...

Students will develop their geometry skills as they study the shapes and patterns in Native American art. This book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach geometry concepts. Text features include a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to increase students’ vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, math charts and diagrams, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what they’ve learned to their ...

Winning the American Revolution was just the first step. After defeating Great Britain, the American colonies were united in name only. How would this independent nation be governed? During the summer of 1787, representatives went to Philadelphia to solve the problem. The result, the U.S. Constitution, created a new government, establishing the foundations of a free nation and setting a new course for history.