La Misión de San Buenaventura (Discovering Mission San Buenaventura)

The Mi Mini Biografia series are Spanish language biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Walt Disney in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative backmatter.

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

Samuel y Carmen, los protagonistas de " Un hoyo profundo al pie de un olivo " (El duende verde, no 132), sufrieron una separación cruel. Samuel está en Fez, ciudad de Marruecos, Carmen en Sevilla. Ya no son niños, pero sí jóvenes, y aún les queda mucha vida; siguen enamorados y cada uno en su soledad sueña con que algún día, en algún lugar, puedan encontrarse. En aquella época, una mujer soltera no era bien mirada y Carmen sufre la presión de la familia y de los amigos para que acepte en matrimonio a otro hombre que la solicita. Ella resiste porque no pierde la esperanza de que...

What is matter and where can it be found? Everything in the world is made of matter, whether it is a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Important ideas about matter such as volume, mass, and how matter changes state are conveyed through a series of easy-to-do experiments.