Synopsis: This account traces the contributions made to aviation history by African Americans from before World War I to the astronaut Mae Jemison. Bowker Authored Title code. Paving the way for Guy Bluford were many pioneers who overcame the limitations imposed by discrimination…

Synopsis: En esta obra de Matute se dan sus mejores aciertos constructivos y sus imágenes más intuitivas y aparecen, aparte del marco imaginario, los temas repetidos y casi obsesivos de sus novelas: la infancia siempre mal recuperada, la muerte, el anhelo frustrado de huida, el amor y el odio.

Synopsis: NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESI hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, The Miserable Mill might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumber mill, and they…

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Synopsis: Writing Success Is designed to: -To instill a love for writing so students become better writers. -To prepare students for the rigors of college level writing. -To develop higher level thinking skills in all academic areas. -To help parents assess their children's writing more objectively. -To encourage students to be proactive writers in their homes and communities. -To practically guide special needs and at-risk students in the writing process…

Synopsis: It is a very short list of 20th-century American plays that continue to have the same power and impact as when they first appeared--57 years after its Broadway premiere, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays. The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica…

Synopsis: The Pearson Education Library Collection offers you over 1200 fiction, nonfiction, classic, adapted classic, illustrated classic, short stories, biographies, special anthologies, atlases, visual dictionaries, history trade, animal, sports titles and more

Synopsis: "Está basada en una metodología ecléctica que se sirve de todo lo positivo de los diferentes enfoques y persigues una completa integración de la civilización y la cultura hispanas. Todo el material que presentamos ha sido experimentado por alumnos de diferentes y edades."--Editor.

Synopsis: "Stylistically superb. . . . This packs a punch that will leave readers of any age reeling."--"School Library Journal," Starred "Sharper in focus and more mature in style than Hinton's The Outsiders."--"Booklist" "An ALA Best Books for Young Adults" "A" School Library Journal "Best Books of the Year"

Synopsis: Called a “masterpiece” in a starred review from School Library Journal, award-winning author Chris Crutcher’s acclaimed Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is an enduring classic.This bestselling novel is about love, loyalty, and friendship in the face of adversity. “Superb plotting, extraordinary characters, and cracking narrative make this novel unforgettable.”—Publishers WeeklySarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been friends for years. When they…

Synopsis: The legendary adventures of the Greek king’s epic journey come to life in a modern retelling of The Odyssey that’s “an unmitigated delight” (School Library Journal).   In their ten-year siege of Troy, the Greeks claim victory thanks to the cunning wit of Ulysses, King of Ithaca, who devised the infamous Trojan Horse. Now, with the epic war finally finished, Ulysses sets sail for home—but his journey will be long and arduous. Having angered…

Synopsis: For use in schools and libraries only. A two-headed creature and a large, red-furred carnivore are among the members of a party that arrives to explore a mysterious world created in the shape of a ring.

Synopsis: When a teenaged girl from Colorado accompanies a young child on a visit to Costa Rica, she encounters various problems and challenges.

Synopsis: Like father,like sonIntelligent, popular, handsome, and wealthy, sixteen-year-old Nick Andreas is pretty much perfect -- on the outside, at least. What no one knows -- not even his best friend -- is the terror that Nick faces every time he is alone with his father. Then he and Caitlin fall in love, and Nick thinks his problems are over. Caitlin is the one person who he can confide in. But when things start to spiral out of control, Nick must…

Synopsis: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This…

Synopsis: Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte, is part of the Barnes…

Synopsis: The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's incomparable tragic play."To be, or not to be: that is the question"There is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his father's death has captivated audiences for centuries. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:• An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and…

Synopsis: Rafa er en flink oppfinner, nå er han blitt kidnappet. De to vennene hans, tvillingene Chelo og Pepe gjør alt de kan for å finne han. Etter hvert kapittel får man oppgaver og aktiviteter som gjør det enklere å huske nye ord. Nivå 2: elemental