¡Cuenta conmigo! La feria de la escuela

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.

Step inside a studio and learn what it takes to be an artist! This Spanish-translated nonfiction title engages readers through stimulating facts and vivid images and diagrams in conjunction with a brief background on well-known art movements such as Expressionism, Surrealism, and Impressionism, an interview with a real-life artist, a glossary, informational text, an index, and list of useful sources for learning more about art. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

"... se les habían subido los humos y se creían los reyes del mambo, violando viudas de trabajadores y robando todo lo que olía a republicano..." "... yo ya estaba un poco cansado de oír siempre lo de rojillo, me salieron hasta canas del miedo que pasé, una granada que cayó cerca de mi trinchera dejó sin las dos piernas a un pobre muchacho de mi quinta, el teniente que lo vio le descerrajó dos tiros en el acto para que no sufriera..."

Felicitas Guerrero fue una hermosa joven, rebelde, transgresora y pasional que se animó a enfrentar a los patriarcados salvajes del Buenos Aires colonial. Su historia pertenece al patrimonio cultural argentino. En este relato maravilloso plagado de intrigas, luchas de poder, traiciones y peleas por el corazón y el dinero de esta belleza argentina, los Guerrero, los Ocampo, los Montes de Oca, los Cueto, los Sáenz Valiente tejen una trama atrapante y magnética que se desarrolla en la capital argentina y en los Pagos del Tuyú. En el tomo II: Felicitas se ha convertido en mujer, madre y...

Los libros considerados clásicos no muerden ni son soporíferos. Este libro supone una invitación a los espíritus curiosos a que comprueben que uno puede leerlos y disfrutar con sus propuestas: basta con liberarse de prejuicios y atreverse a emitir opiniones propias, por extrañas que parezcan. El autor, mediante un personal paseo en compañía de dos héroes (Héctor y el Cid) y dos antihéroes (Henry Fleming y Bartleby), protagonistas de cuatro clásicos, reflexiona sobre los personajes literarios con la intención de contagiar su pasión por la lectura de un modo sencillo y riguroso....