¿Está seco? (What Is Dry?)

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.

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.

Una guía al mundo prehistórico de los dinosaurios con mapas, ilustraciones, texto, y extensiones gráficas.

Todos los objetos, elementos o personas tienen una silueta que los define y que constituye su figura. Hay muchísimas figuras posibles, pero todas tienen unas particularidades que permiten identificarlas. Los 12 ejercicios del libro están pensados precisamente para trabajar las características de esas figuras haciendo, por ejemplo, la silueta de una silla con una serpentina, o construyendo la figura de una pelota a partir de diferentes trozos de papel rasgado. Asimismo, muchos de los ejercicios del libro se detienen en las propiedades de la figura humana para conocer sus partes más...

Look up at the night sky. What do you see? This Spanish nonfiction reader introduces students to the subject of scientific observation, and teaches students about the things we use to observe and learn about the world around us. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains easy-to-read text and nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, bold font, and detailed images to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical thinking skills.

Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and, where applicable, facts have been updated for the twenty-first century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of each book. The stylish, charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek’s witty, playful narrative, make these books a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember them from their own childhood. In This is...