Thomas Edison

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

¿Sabías que Ami tiene un diario secreto desde que era muy, muy pequeño? ¡Es hora de que lo tengas en tus manos! Diviértete leyendo las páginas originales, encontrarás frases secretas y podrás hacer tu propio diario con actividades que te convertirán en el terrícola número uno del mundo mundial.

This Spanish nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at media by exploring all forms and how it plays an important role in society. Ideal for young readers, the book includes a glossary and a short fiction piece related to the topic. Students will learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions with this exciting book and the accompanying extension activity. This 32-page full-color Spanish book defines media, explains how to separate fact from fiction. It also covers important ideas like democracy and censorship, plus includes an extension activity for grade 3. Perfect for the...

El libro se estructura en 6 bloques de contenido, cada uno de los cuales contiene varias Unidades hasta un total de 17. Cada Unidad se inicia con una página, que incluye:título de la unidad, foto motivadora, texto introductorio y contenidos que se desarrollarán en la unidad El desarrollo de cada Unidad se lleva a cabo dividiendo los contenidos en apartados y subapartados. Además, cada Unidad contiene otros elementos muy interesantes: actividades al final de los apartados, ejemplos resueltos al final de los apartados, curiosidades, datos, bibliografía y otros elementos que aparecen en los ...

Lara Finch lives a lie. Everyone thinks she is happily married to the faithful Sam. She is actually super bored and misses working. Behind Sam's back, she takes a job in London. Twice a week she takes the sleeper train, where she meets Ellen and Guy. One Friday, Lara disappears from the train without a trace. Her friend Iris does not believe the official story she is told about the disappearance and decides to start her own investigation. Iris cannot believe what she finds out.