Globos aerostáticos (Hot Air Balloons)

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.

En el acuario (At the Aquarium) engages students in reading about aquariums as they learn how to calculate volume. Volume helps aquarium designers figure out everything from the shapes and sizes of tanks to how much water is needed to fill them. This nonfiction Spanish text includes mathematical charts to help students practice calculations. With a glossary, an index, and easy-to-read text, students will build their math and reading skills while they are engaged in reading high-interest content.

If you look close enough, a butterfly can grow up right before your eyes. Through the use of accessible text, readers take an exciting look at the journey butterflies make. A picture glossary helps beginning readers strengthen their vocabulary skills, and vibrant, full-color photographs show caterpillars grow to adulthood, taking flight to travel around the world.

Colorful photographs and English and Spanish text teach children some of the many things different animals can do, from fly and swim to eat and do tricks. On board pages.

Los acontecimientos que cambiaron el rumbo de la historia de Japón. El emperador de Japón está decidido a recuperar a cualquier precio el poder que los samuráis le arrebataron a sus antepasados. Sin embargo, el clan Hōjō ataca la capital imperial antes del levantamiento. Extramuros, un terrateniente provincial continúa fiel al emperador, que se ha visto obligado a refugiarse en la fortaleza de los monjes guerreros de Kyoto, y su juramento de lealtad es la última esperanza de los sitiados. La guerra Genkō ha comenzado. Y mientras todos estos eventos sacuden Las Islas Sagradas, un...

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.