Agujeros negros (Black Holes)

There are many kinds of grass, but when most people think of this green plant, they think of the kind found in backyards and parks. Grass is like many other plants with its roots, leaves, and needs of soil, water, and sun. Young readers find out that acres of grass come from the tiniest of seeds. With this knowledge, they'll never look at someone mowing the lawn in the same way again. Full-color photographs closely correlate with the accessible narrative, which is written especially for emerging readers.

¿Son dueños los hombres de su propio destino? ¿Podrá el hijo del rey rechazar las vanidades de este mundo por el amor de una campesina? ¿Se puede llegar a ser tan simple como para no tener la clarividencia suficiente para saber atrapar la suerte? Los héroes de estas historias pasan pruebas que les ponen en situaciones difíciles, pero su sentido de los valores humanos les protegerá de los falsos pasos que podrían serles fatídicos. Encontramos en esta recopilación de cuentos toda la poesía de la tradición oral armenia. Historias que atraviesan el espacio y el tiempo para hablarnos...

An introduction to taipans, snakes from Australia and New Guinea, describes the three different kinds of taipan, physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, and predatory behavior.

Take a trip to New Orleans with a young girl and her family as they attend one of the world's biggest parties: Mardi Gras! Learn all about the history of this fascinating festival as you practice subtraction strategies. This fiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, engaging sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning subtraction strategies relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and reading...