The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world. Through Spanish-translated informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics.

Nelson Mandela helped create a new world for South Africa in his fight against apartheid. Readers will learn about Mandela's fight for peace and equality and how he used peaceful protests to make his way from a political prisoner to the first black President of South Africa in this nonfiction biography that has been translated into Spanish. Featuring colorful images, informational text, timelines, a glossary of terms, and an index, this text will leave readers inspired by Mandela's amazing...

El diario de Ana Frank se ha convertido en uno de los libros más leídos del mundo. Los lectores conocerán sobre Ana cuando ella se escondió del Partido Nazi en este título de no ficción traducido al español. A través de imágenes vibrantes, texto informativo, líneas de tiempo y un glosario de términos, los lectores descubrirán las dificultades que Ana y su familia sufrieron para evitar ser enviados a un campo de concentración. Esta biografía inspiradora permite a los niños admirar a Ana y e...

How we send and receive news has changed over time. Without a constant evolution and progression of news media, the way in which people heard reports of the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, and September 11 were very different than an event happening today. From Fireside Chats to paparazzi, there have been many different ways to ensure people get the news that they are interested in. This fascinating and engaging Spanish-translated title will allow readers to learn how people and journalist...

En esta inspiradora biografía, los lectores conocerán sobre la increíble historia de Helen Keller. Utilizando texto informativo traducido al español e imágenes y fotografías expresivas, los lectores descubrirán la determinación innegable que Keller tuvo como una jovencita sorda y ciega y cómo su maestra, Anne Sullivan, le ayudó a leer, escribir, hablar y graduarse de la universidad. Con una línea de tiempo, una bibliografía y un glosario de términos, los niños reciben las herramientas que ...

Uncover some of the most infamous disasters in the world including the Hindenburg, the sinking of the Titanic, the Dust Bowl, BP oil spill, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, and the Chernobyl disaster in this shocking book. With its intriguing facts, vivid images, helpful graphs and maps, and informational text, this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title will keep readers informed, engaged, and interested from cover to cover.

In this enthralling, Spanish-translated nonfiction title that features informational text, vivid photos, stimulating facts, and colorful diagrams, readers will learn all about tornadoes and hurricanes--from how they are formed to where are they are most common.

Early elementary readers find out what causes earthquakes and what to do to stay safe if one occurs in this helpful, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring informational text, colorful maps, diagrams, and vibrant photos, this book keeps children engaged and fascinated at the same time!

Engineers have built some incredible things. But with every new feat, there is failure. Readers will learn about engineering feats like the Titanic, the Hindenburg, the Hoover Dam, and more in this engaging nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. This title features brilliant images, charts, and intriguing facts in conjunction with informational text and mathematic skills to keep readers active and engaged.

Hurricanes plague the tropics from June through November. Some years bring just a handful of storms. Other years, meteorologists run out of names because there are so many. In this Spanish title, readers learn how and where these storms form and the dangers they pose to the land and people who live in Gulf and Atlantic coast regions.

Readers may list more differences than similarities when comparing floods and blizzards. But, they will discover they have one vital ingredient in common: water. Readers will learn the powerful forces of water as it pertains to floods and blizzards. They also discover that although these two forces of nature can cause difficulties for people, they are nature's way of cleaning up and re-nourishing the land.

Las imágenes de un volcán en erupción pueden ser fascinantes. Los lectores podrían sorprenderse al saber que los volcanes entran en erupción cada día. Algunos entran en erupción constantemente, mientras que otros permanecen inactivos durante años o incluso siglos. A través de texto interesante y fotografías brillantes en este título en español, los lectores aprenden lo que sucede debajo de la Tierra para causar una erupción volcánica y las diferentes estructuras debajo de la Tierra que cau...