¿Está seco? (What Is Dry?)

Few kids can resist jumping into a big puddle. Getting wet can be fun. Learning to describe objects as wet can be fun, too, as evidenced in the bright, entertaining photographs and simple, engaging text in this motivating book. Readers will love to identify the objects within these pages, selected to appeal to them, and use the objects to comprehend new vocabulary words in corresponding sentences.

When people think of soft things, they immediately conjure up images of furry bunnies and similarly textured animals and objects. This inviting book helps young readers to do the same, as learning about textures is an important tenet of the early elementary curriculum. Carefully selected photographs of soft objects make the concept of texture clear to the reader as well as aid in vocabulary acquisition.

Nacida en Skopje (Albania), la Madre Teresa de Calcuta desarroll buena parte de su obra en la India, asistiendo a los pobres y enfermos de ese superpoblado pas. Aunque de aspecto fsico insignificante, esta mujer encarn algunos de los ms altos valores que dignifican al ser humano: compasin, generosidad, solidaridad, respeto por las creencias de los dems, alegra y esperanza; y ello por encima de sus profundas creencias religiosas personales, que le proporcionaron la fe y el vigor necesarios para acometer una de las obras sociales ms dignas de admiracin del siglo XX. En contra de su voluntad, en ...

Con una voz íntima que modula sobresaltos y nebulosas, Ana María Matute nos enfrenta a las experiencias de un grupo de jóvenes, casi niños, a quienes la guerra civil ha despojado de cualquier resto de su anterior universo infantil. El escenario escogido es una Barcelona de soldados y mujeres mal pintadas, de refugiados y mendigos, de gentes ocultas que intentan sobrevivir día a día en medio de los escombros, la luz blanquecina de los reflectores, los bombardeos y la amenazada espera. Pero más allá de un tiempo y un espacio concretos, el propósito de la escritora es presentar a unos...

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...

When winter hits, many people in colder climates spend most of their time indoors. But what do wild animals do? Some animals spend winters hibernating. Beginning readers will learn what hibernation is, why some animals hibernate and others don't, and how hibernating animals prepare for their long sleep. Full-color photographs grab readers' attention and allow them to draw connections to the narrative. Readers will love learning about this mysterious, restful time in some animals' lives.