Trenes bala (Bullet Trains)

A land of extremes, from active volcanic peaks to dense rain forests, Guatemala has sustained great civilizations and attracted foreign conquerors. While shadows of its vicious, decades-long civil war still linger, Guatemala's people work toward peace and stability in the face of corruption and impunity. Illuminating photographs, insightful facts, and informative sidebars help the reader discover what it's like to live in today's Guatemala, its ancient beginnings, dramatic landscape, rich culture, resilient people, and more.

A 2014 report by the US Department of Education found that 22 percent of students ages twelve to eighteen had experienced bullying. This cogent narrative provides readers with supportive methods to help a friend who is being bullied and to promote a bully-free learning environment at school. Physical, social, psychological, and verbal bullying are examined, as well as cyberbulling. Readers discover the consequences of bullying both as a target and as a bystander. They also consider ways to intervene in a bullying situation, how to seek adult help, and how to be empowered and recover from...

Objetivo Birmania constituye una novela con múltiples líneas de lectura. Su título evoca al mítico grupo música pop que hizo las delícias de muchos en la España de los ochenta, y que se convierte en el elemento recurrente de una narración donde se combina la intriga (el asesinato de dos guardias civiles y de un hooligan británico manchan de sangre algunas de sus páginas), los hechos históricos (como el intento de un comando argentino de hundir barcos británicos en Gibraltar durante la guerra de las Malvinas), el intimismo (la añoranza de un viejo profesor de secundaria ante...

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Take a trip to the ends of the universe and introduce early elementary readers to beginning astrological ideas and concepts including galaxies, planets, asteroids, and the entire universe. This fascinating title features bright images, charts, diagrams, and informational, Spanish-translated text.