Provides an overview of middle school language arts curriculum topics, including grammar, textual evidence, and research methods.

A concise style manual that provides the basic elementary principles of English usage and composition, with tips on commonly misused words and expressions, style, and spelling.

Simple text and illustrations introduce a number of pets, discussing their physical features and behaviors and including one for each letter of the alphabet.

King Louis XIV of France imprisons his twin brother Phillipe, the rightful heir to the throne, in the Bastille. In a cunning scheme, Phillipe is freed from prison and released from the iron mask he has been forced to wear.

The Island of Doctor Moreau is a classic work of early science fiction and one of H. G. Wells' most visionary novels. It recounts the harrowing ordeal of Edward Prendick, an Englishman who survives a shipwreck in the southern Pacific Ocean. Rescued by a man named Montgomery, Prendick finds himself on an island belonging to Dr. Moreau, formerly an eminent physiologist in London who was expelled from his homeland for his cruel vivisection experiments. Prendick...

Born in Prague when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire and recognized today as a master of verse, poet Rainer Maria Rilke was considerably less well known in 1902 when he received a heartfelt letter from an aspiring poet. A 19-year-old student sent Rilke some of his verses, seeking an opinion of their worth. Rilke declined to offer a critique, instead encouraging the student to rely upon his own inner judgment: "Nobody can advise and help...

No hay nada más fascinante que los dinosaurios. En este libro para niños de Nivel 1 en español, ellos aprenderán todo sobre estos gigantes aterradores que una vez habitaron la Tierra - ¡quizás hasta en el jardín de su casa! Quedarán asombrados con información nueva e ilustraciones increíbles de National Geographic, una fuente confiable en contenido para niños.

¿Chocolate o vainilla? ¿Dulce o salado? ¿Gatos o perros? Cuando de ciertos temas se trata, todo niño tiene sus preferencias. Desde que existen las mascotas, el debate entre tener un gato y tener un perro ha sonado fuerte durante los recreos y almuerzos en todos los colegios del mundo. ¿Cuál es mejor? ¿Cuál es más inteligente? Este libro presenta los hechos de manera divertida e informativa. A los niños les encantará leer este texto de

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The inspirational story of a former Microsoft executive's quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books What's happened since John Wood left Microsoft to change the world? Just ask six million kids in the poorest regions of Asia and Africa. In 1999, at the age of thirty-five, Wood quit a lucrative career to found the nonprofit Room to Read. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as "the Andrew Carnegie of the developing world,"...

In the last thirty years or so a large number of once commonplace words, phrases and expressions have disappeared without trace from common usage. And with them, too, have gone a number of goods, services and everyday objects that were once an important part of our everyday lives. Where did they go and why?
Lost English takes a look at how our language has changed and how the pace of modern life, the influence of American culture, changes

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