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.

Índice: - I. Introducción - II. La industria migratoria del control y del rescate - III. Población extranjera y políticas públicas en la CAPV - IV. Administración corporativa y derechos fundamentales. Los turnos de oficio de extranjería - V. La detención, internamiento y expulsión de población extranjera en situación irregular en la CAV: Modalidades y problemáticas - VI. Conclusiones Bibliografía.

The use of calendars dates back thousands of years. Why are we driven to record time, and what would happen if we did not? Who created the concept of calendars? Why do different cultures use different calendar systems? And why are calendars so important to us? It is about "time" we found out! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish-translated Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, it features a hands-on STEAM challenge...

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy, renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting.