70 preguntas curiosas sobre el mundo que nos rodea y sus asombrosas respuestas

«Tengo unos deseos enormes de vivir, de salir a la vida. Me siento como la llama de una lumbre, que me pasa el alma y la carne y me asoma a los ojos con un resplandor inextinguible. Soy yo mi fuego y mi exaltación y siento una apetencia del mundo y del amor que me haría abrazarlo hasta ser yo él, hasta enajenarme en su extravío. ¿Se perderá esta fuerza mía? ¿Se ha de salvar sólo para mi arte, para encender mi lengua de poesía? ¡Ah, no, no lo quisiera! Quiero vivir; quiero vivir en vida, no en letra, ni tan siquiera en poesía. La poesía como la más ardiente corona de la vida....

A haiku is a type of poetry that follows a pattern. Haiku started in Japan and has become popular around the world. Learn more about why people love to read and write in patterns. Try to create your own haiku, too! This full-color nonfiction reader will engage students in reading while introducing them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary and a table of contents to develop students' comprehension and literacy skills. This Spanish book aligns with national and state standards and features exciting TIME For Kids content to keep English language...

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.

Not everyone in the United States is eligible to vote. Voting rules are different in every state. For federal elections, however, voters must have U.S. citizenship to vote. Voters must be 18 on or before the next Election Day to cast their ballot. People must live in their state for a certain period of time before being eligible to vote. All people wishing to vote must be registered by a certain date depending on which state they live in. This book explains who is eligible to vote in U.S. elections as well as who is not eligible to vote. Readers will make connections to the text through...