19 beautiful towers, the high walls of the Kremlin with cathedrals, treasure-filled museums, and the Russian capitol. This Moscow fortress has had its dark days. Tales of spying, murder, missing children, and lost treasure are part of it's history.
The Emperor Titus opened the enormous Colosseum in AD 80 to host 100 days of games. Over 50,000 fans watched gladiators battling each other to death, fighting exotic wild beasts, and sea battles with warships floating on a flooded arena floor.
Explore the wonders and beauty of the Amazon. Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland.
It was hidden until 1911 when Hiram Bingham uncovered his discovery to the world. Today, many people visit the site to climb the 3,000 stone steps, explore the towering monuments, and see the numerous species that call these famous ruins home.
Developed in the 1880s Hollywood was a small housing development outside still-small Los Angeles. Everything changed in 1900s when filmmakers from New York came here where they could make movies without having to pay Thomas Edison's patent fee.
Antarctica, the earth's southernmost continent, was virtually untouched by humans until the XIX century. A desert continent that holds about 90% of the world's ice; some of the 200 species that call Antarctica home, including the emperor penguin.
The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. The disaster left thousands dead.
"Strike - you're out!" "He's safe!" "Homerun!" Every October, millions of baseball fans around the country anxiously wait to see which team wins baseball's biggest championship. aBut the original games of the 1900s hardly look like they do today.
"Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands.
What causes a meteor shower? Dive into the many components that make each planet distinctive and exceptional, as well as explore many of the other components that make up Space. Grades 3-5 introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects. Lexile 880, 48 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x18x21 cms, J.A. Kelley, 8 a 14 años.
A True Book: Space series dives into the many components that make each planet distinctive and exceptional, as well as explore many of the other components that make up Space.
Historia real de una valiente niña de Hiroshima que tenía dos años cuando se arrojó la bomba atómica, desarrolló leucemia y murió diez años después, Sadako nunca perdió su fe y determinación mientras luchaba contra una enfermedad devastadora.
Raina se da cuenta de que cada vez que tiene que enfrentar un problema -si los chicos de su clase hablan de temas asquerosos, si tiene que hacer un proyecto escolar o si se está alimentando bien o no- le vuelve a doler el estómago. ¿Qué le pasa?
Kimberly Drew shows us that art and protest are inextricably linked. Drawing on her personal experience through art toward activism, Drew challenges us to create space for the change that we want to see in the world.
August allias Auggie would like to be an ordinary ten-year-old, but he is not, he does ordinary things, plays ordinary games, he feels ordinary, but he is SPECIAL. He was born with a facial abnormality. For the first time he has to go to school.
Professor Ueno's loyal Akita, Hachiko, waits for him at the train station every afternoon, and even after the professor has a fatal heart attack while at work, Hachiko faithfully continues to await his return until the day the dog dies.
GOOOAAAAAL! Get ready for a front-row seat at the world's most-watched sporting event--the World Cup. Every four years, thirty-two of the best men's soccer teams from across the globe compete for the title of FIFA World Cup winner.