En el acuario (At the Aquarium) (Spanish Version)

Students will learn about the history of hot air balloons and they will also discover the importance of volume when calculating hot air balloon flight. Used in the classroom or at home, this nonfiction Spanish text includes mathematical charts to help students practice calculations. With a glossary, an index, dynamic images, and easy-to-read text, students will build their math and reading skills while they are engaged in reading high-interest content.

This book really measures up! It provides historical background and details about how length, distance, volume, weight, and time were measured in the past. An introduction to many of the necessary terms for a better understanding of measurement, such as scale, perimeter, and ruler is provided along with detailed photos and images to help the readers better comprehend the overall concept of measurement.

Don Quijote se sintió presa del terror cuando supo que su «verdadera historia» era producto de la imaginación febril de un historiador árabe, Cide Hamete Benengeli. Su miedo estaba justificado, dada la proclividad de la literatura árabe a los elementos maravillosos, los mismos que Ramón Menéndez Pidal consideró foráneos a la narrativa española cuando se refirió al «invencible desvío que la inventiva ibérica siente por las quimeras fantásticas». La presente edición de la leyenda morisca de Buluqiya constituye una excepción a las teorías del ilustre maestro, y a la vez...

A selection of dazzling, full-color graphic novels offer an appealing way to deliver social studies content, chronicling the lives of inspiring individuals, from important historical figures to famous musicians.

"Una antología de relatos de Vicente Marco con un denominador común: la lucha del individuo frente a situaciones incomprensibles. El protagonista de estos textos convive con la extrañeza. El macabro juego del azar lo conduce por recovecos desconocidos hacia desenlaces insólitos. La lectura de esta obra supone una experiencia inolvidable, cargada de emociones dispares y hasta enfrentadas (humor, miedo...), al tiempo que una incisiva reflexión acerca de la futilidad humana" -- Site internet de l'éditeur

This book looks at the numbers in Spanish. Main text on each page is provided only in Spanish, with simple, labeled photographs providing support. A "dictionary" spread at the end of the book features all the vocabulary words in both Spanish and English, and also includes a pronunciation guide.