Inglés. Complementos de formación disciplinar

Un tren de pasajeros cruza la noche a sacudidas. Una solitaria madre adolescente se dirige a Moscú buscando una nueva vida. Un soldado de corazón endurecido la observa furtivamente, pensando en sexo. Cuando el tren llega a su destino, un bebé ha desaparec

Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, cognitive, and social potential, many ELsâ€"who account for more than 9 percent of enrollment in grades K-12 in U.S. schoolsâ€"are struggling to meet the requirements for academic success, and their prospects for success in postsecondary education and in the workforce are jeopardized as a result. Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising Futures examines...

Avram Ferris, un judío ortodoxo, aparece muerto de un disparo. Su avanzado estado de descomposición y las nulas pruebas halladas a su alrededor hacen creer a la policía que simplemente se trata de un suicidio, pero la antropóloga forense Tempe Brennan discrepa. Cuando, tras examinar el cuerpo en la sala de autopsias, se topa con un desconocido que le asegura conocer el motivo del asesinato de Ferris, Brennan se verá envuelta en una investigación que se remonta a dos mil años de historia y al hallazgo de los supuestos restos mortales de Cristo. Quizá se trate de una quimera, quizá se...

Lanik Mueller's birthright as heir to planet Treason's most powerful rulership will never be realized. He is a "rad" (radical regenerative) who can regenerate injured flesh and trade extra body parts to the Offworld oppressors for iron. On a planet without hard metals or the means of escape, iron offers the promise of freedom through the chance to build a spacecraft. But it is a promise which may never be fulfilled, as Lanik uncovers a conspiracy beyond his imagination. Now charged with a mission of conquest--and exile--Lanik devises a bold and dangerous plan to break the vicious chain of...