Florence Nightingale

Defines pulleys, explains their functions, and suggests simple experiments to demonstrate how they work.

Solar Energy Is Explained. Included In This Book Is Where It Comes From, Who Uses It, And The Positive And Negative Benefits Of Using It. Correlated To Common Core, Texas TEKS, Virginia Sols, And Georgia Performance Standards.

Introduce students to one of the greatest presidents in American history, Abraham Lincoln. In this engaging and informational Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the amazing things that Lincoln accomplished during his presidency, and why he is considered a hero today. Build reading skills and strengthen social studies knowledge with this engaging book!

Para salvar a su madre, Gou Haoyou se ve obligado a desobedecer a sus mayores y se convierte en jinete de papalotes. Como estrella del Circo Jade emprende un viaje que lo llevar hasta el coraz n mismo de la China del siglo XIII: la corte del gran Kan.

Juan y su pandilla de verano construyen una barca muy especial, con vida propia: La Gaviota. Los pescadores, llenos de envidia y maldad, intentarán acabar con la extraña barca, que sale a la mar sola, por las noches, y vuelve siempre a la playa al amanecer.

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.