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Describes jet-powered hydroplane boats, including information on their design and speed. Written in English and Spanish.

Roberto Clemente is remembered as a one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived, but more than that, he was also a man who believed in equality for all. Readers will learn about his incredible life in this inspiring, Spanish-translated nonfiction biographical title. Children will enthusiastically want to learn all they can about Roberto's amazing life as the first Puerto Rican in major league baseball through vibrant images, intriguing facts, a helpful timeline, and a glossary that will assist in vocabulary improvement.

With simple examples that are easy to relate to, this basic review of some of the building blocks of economics will help readers easily grasp the concepts. With language that is conversational without being too casual, readers are engaged throughout as they learn about not only these basic concepts but how they fit into the whole economic scheme of things, such as where goods come from. Readers will learn about the three factors of production, as well as what happens when resources are lacking and how that influences the entire economy.

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822), el más universal de los autores románticos alemanes, fue compositor, pintor y escritor. La vida de Hoffmann transcurrió entre varias ciudades (Varsovia, Bamberg, Berlín, Dresde, Leipzig...) debido a su condición de magistrado al servicio del Estado prusiano, así como a su dedicación al teatro como director musical. Mal pagado y apesadumbrado por el escaso éxito como compositor, vivió épocas de penuria y depresión cuando perdió su puesto como magistrado en las guerras napoleónicas. En 1809 publica su primer relato “El caballero...