Exploremos el ciclo de la roca (Exploring the Rock Cycle)

Although Earth is mostly made up of igneous and metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock covers about 75 percent of Earth's land surface. This means it's the most visible kind of rock on Earth. Sedimentary rocks form when sediment accumulates and compacts. Your readers will learn how sedimentary rocks form, the different types of sedimentary rocks, and how people use sedimentary rocks. Fun fact boxes provide readers with additional information. A helpful diagram illustrates how sedimentary rocks form.

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.

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.

Bilingual Bright Baby Animals, from bestselling children's book author Roger Priddy, will increase your child's vocabulary by associating words in both Spanish and English with beautiful pictures. Este libro aumentarà el vocabulario de su hijo ya que asocia palabras en Espanol y Ingles con bonitas ilustraciones.

Mamá ya murió, gracias a Dios, y dejó al marqués de Sotoancho mucho dinero y un poco de tranquilidad. Sin embargo, no durará la paz en La Jaralera. La sombra de su madre lo perseguirá en forma de diario, cuyas páginas rezuman tanta maldad que no se pueden leer de un tirón.16 de mayo de 1938La «cosa» ha cumplido tres meses. Era más mono de bebé. Se cayó de los brazos del ama el día del bautizo golpeándose la cabeza contra el suelo. Es muy probable que se haya quedado tontito para toda la vida. Me da muchísimo asco darle el pecho... Me sacan esa porquería con un aparato cuyo...

Beautiful illustrations translate into suggestive images the two faces of the sea?the calm and the wind?enabling children to understand the meaning of the words themselves.