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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...

Una incisiva colección de ensayos, donde Jonathan Franzen vuelve con renovado vigor a los temas, tanto humanos como literarios, que le han preocupado durante mucho tiempo. Bien sea narrando su violento encuentro con cazadores furtivos en Chipre, bien sea señalando de forma aguda y conmovedora cómo el abuso de las nuevas tecnologías está erosionando el sentido de la intimidad, Franzen cumple en cada uno de estos textos la promesa implícita de llegar hasta el fondo y no escatimar nada. Así pues, estos ensayos dan fe de una inteligencia madura que se interroga sobre la identidad, el...

Why did the Civil War begin? Which states were part of the Union and which were part of the Confederacy? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more as they move through this fascinating nonfiction Spanish-translated book. The easy-to-read text, engaging facts, and vivid images and illustrations help highlight some of the aspects that led up to the Civil War including the slavery, the Underground Railroad, abolitionists, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Dred Scott Decision, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The accessible table of contents works in conjunction with the supportive...

This illustration-packed book begins with a brief overview about the history of the theater and then delves into the sets, actors, and audiences for Shakespeare's plays. It even talks about the famous fire at the Globe Theater and what life was like in London during the Plague. A detailed chronology is included.