Ingeniería asombrosa: Rascacielos notables: Área (Engineering Marvels: Stand-Out Skyscrapers: Area)

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow,...

In 1846, travelers heading for California became trapped high in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Snowdrifts surrounded their shelters, and food supplies dwindled. How they stayed alive remains one of the most gruesome stories in US history. However, some facts that have come to light recently through archaeological digs will surprise even those who think they know the story. This gripping book, including maps and images of the era, tells the true account of the doomed Donner party.

Cuaderno de actividades para afianzar los conocimientos adquiridos. Consta de quince unidades, que se corresponden con las del libro del alumno. Incluye un solucionario al final del cuaderno.

CONTENIDO: Las Coplas por la muerte de su padre, son una elegía escrita por Jorge Manrique en la muerte de su padre, el Maestre de Santiago don Rodrigo Manrique. Escritas, al menos una parte, con posterioridad al 11 de noviembre de 1476, fecha de la muerte de don Rodrigo Manrique, constituye una de las obras capitales de la literatura española y, sin duda, el mejor poema lírico de la poesía medieval castellana. Esta obra pertenece al género poético de la elegía funeral medieval o planto y es una reflexión sobre la vida, la fama, la fortuna y la muerte con resignación cristiana. Se...