Cómo funcionan los juguetes (How Toys Work)

Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, and who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther. This 6-Pack includes six...

Learn how a designer's sketch becomes the fashion we wear and how a designer uses math and geometry to make their designs successful in this fashion-filled book! Including information about the fashion industry, clothing fabrics, patterns, and textures, readers learn all about the different aspects of the fashion industry. With a glossary, index, vivid images, informational text, and interesting facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book with engage students from beginning to end.

A los ojos de los demás, Maggie Fortenberry es sinónimo de éxito y felicidad. Pero las apariencias engañan, pues en realidad, ella ha perdido la ilusión de vivir, ya que los remordimientos del pasado le impiden disfrutar del presente. Desde la muerte de Hazel Whisenknott, su amiga íntima y fundadora de la agencia inmobiliaria en la que trabaja, Maggie quiere dar un giro a su vida, pero en seguida se da cuenta de que es demasiado joven o demasiado vieja para según qué... De pronto da con lo que ella considera un plan perfecto.Sin embargo, los planes no siempre resultan ser tan...

This book has been created with the intention of reconnecting with the ancient Mesoamerican civilization known today as Aztecs, and their language, while also cultivating both English and Spanish.

El texto sencillo y fotografías presentan los colores, objetos de colores brillantes, y sus nombres en español y en inglés.

Asturias, 1934. Amaya vive con sus hermanos y sus padres, maestros republicanos, en la apacible Gijón. A la revolución del 34 le sucede la Guerra Civil, los continuos cambios de domicilio, el racionamiento, el miedo a la derrota, la decisión de sus padres de enviar a los hijos varones a Rusia, la emotiva despedida... Una novela narrada en primera persona por la protagonista de quince años, como si de su diario se tratara. Amaya deja testimonio, con una mirada lúcida, de unos años difíciles en los que el miedo, la incertidumbre, la lucha por unos ideales y la pérdida tiñen su juventud.