La tortuga

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

Este libro cuenta la historia de mi madre y la transición de su enfermedad (ELA), que hoy en día para mi representa un gran escalón de superación personal. Aquí vas a encontrar el día a día del proceso de negociación entre ese impasse de la vida y la muerte, cada letra de este libro nace del alma, nace de un movimiento infinito por ver que aquella persona que más amaba y sigo amando, empezó un proceso de incógnita, lleno de preguntas, y cuando esa incógnita ya no estuvo, solo quedaba la fe, hoy en día, mi bandera de vida.

Book Features: • Ages 4-8, Grades PreK-2 • 16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, patterned Spanish text with full-color pictures • Includes comprehension questions, writing prompts, and high frequency words • Graphic organizers and photo glossary included Learn About Animal Life: In Listos para las Ciencias: Los Animales Necesitan Refugio, preschoolers—second graders learn all about the unique homes that different animals make or find, and live in! Science Made Fun: We all live somewhere, but most animals live out in the wild! Young readers learn about the different types of...

Lara Finch lives a lie. Everyone thinks she is happily married to the faithful Sam. She is actually super bored and misses working. Behind Sam's back, she takes a job in London. Twice a week she takes the sleeper train, where she meets Ellen and Guy. One Friday, Lara disappears from the train without a trace. Her friend Iris does not believe the official story she is told about the disappearance and decides to start her own investigation. Iris cannot believe what she finds out.