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Intermediate. In 1985, elite mountaineers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates set out on a spectacular adventure: climbing to the highest peak of the Peruvian Andes. Would their years of planning pay off? From the reader series Aprende Español Con..., which features stories based on modern films and television series, carefully adapted for Spanish language students. Includes an Audio CD of the text, supplementary materials for teachers, and before and after activities for students.

“Perdidos” aborda el problema de la Extinción de las Especies desde un enfoque singular. Se toman ejemplos seleccionados de animales extintos, maravillosos en muchos aspectos, que hemos perdido para siempre, y se analizan exhaustivamente los factores que condujeron a esa pérdida. En cada caso, se releva y actualiza toda la información disponible de las especies analizadas, incluso aquellas que surgieron de investigaciones posteriores a su desaparición, reconstruyendo los hechos para tratar de comprender la cadena de sucesos, poniendo en manos del lector los datos que nos permiten...

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903. (Later Marie won another Nobel award for chemistry in 1911.) She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation.

"Swing" into place value as you learn about the fascinating spider monkey! This Spanish math book combines math and reading skills and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject-area content. The dynamic images, detailed sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning place value easy and fun. Text features include a table of contents, a glossary, an index, and captions to build vocabulary and increase understanding of math and reading concepts. An in-depth problem-solving section provides additional learning and practice opportunities. Engage students with this...