De camino a la escuela. Cómo son los escolares en otras partes del mundo

What do churros, macarons, and strudel have in common? In order to bake them successfully, pastry chefs must use fractions! Students will learn comparing fractions while engaged in reading about delectable desserts from around the world. This Spanish book combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. The glossary, index, and table of contents will further understanding of reading and math concepts, and the full-color images, practice problems, and math graphs and charts make learning math easy,...

Presents some of the traditional food and dishes prepared in Alex's Venezuelan American home, as well as some traditional dishes from other Latin American countries.

Durante nuestro paso en esta tierra, los seres hemos tenido variadas inquietudes. En este poemario, el autor expone con versos sueltos algunas de ellas, como son: La vida. ¿Cuál es su origen? El amor, el desamor y el sexo. Al no ser correspondidos ¿podemos refugiarnos en el placer? Dios. ¿Existe o no? La muerte. ¿Existe otra vida?

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!