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.

During the summer, it is warm outside. During the winter, it is cold. This is because of seasons. This Spanish science reader introduces students to the seasons. With easy-to-read text and vivid images, this book teaches students important scientific subjects and vocabulary terms like migrate, hibernate, cycle, and harvest. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, and bold font to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical...

La hermana mayor de Philip, Helen, se ha casado, y el debe mudarse con su hermanastra Lucy. Para sobrellevar su nueva vida, Philip decide crear una de esas ciudades magicas que antes construia con su anorada Helen. Pero una noche cae en un profundo sueno que le adentra en un mundo extrano.

Escrito por una educadora profesional y su hija en un estilo reconfortante y acertado, ¿QuÉ pasa en mi cuerpo? El libro para muchachas brinda consejos sensatos y directos sobre los cambios de forma y tamaÑo por los que pasa el cuerpo, el estirÓn de crecimiento, el desarrollo de los senos, los Órganos reproductivos, el ciclo menstrual, los vellos corporales, la dieta y el ejercicio, las sentimientos romÁnticos y sexuales, y la pubertad en el sexo opuesto. TambiÉn incluye informaciÓn sobre la anorexia y bulimia, las enfermedades de transmisiÓn sexual, el sida y los mÉtodos...

Christopher Columbus most likely wasn’t the person to discover the Americas. He wasn’t even the first European to do so! Despite that, his three trips to the Western Hemisphere led to many more European explorers heading in that direction. In this volume, readers familiar with Columbus’s travels on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria can learn who Columbus was beyond his travels. Supported by full-color and historic images, interesting main content turns what readers think they know about the life of Columbus on its head while expounding on an important period in the history of the world.