La fiebre del oro (The Gold Rush)

Rain, sunshine, warm fronts, and cold fronts. Have you ever listened to a weather report? Knowing the weather can help us plan ahead. But reporters aren’t the only ones who can track weather. You can, too! This nonfiction Spanish book explores the subject of meteorology in depth, and introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary like anemometer, barometer, air pressure, warm front, cold front, rain gauge, probability, Celsius, Fahrenheit, and more. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and...

Students will develop their math skills while engaged in reading about the importance of honeybees. This nonfiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, intriguing sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning place value relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and reading concepts. An in-depth problem-solving section provides additional learning and practice opportunities while challenging...

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,...

Over the years, people have looked for ways to improve our imperfect sight. This has led us to the world of optics, which is the study of light and how it travels. What are some of these innovations that have changed how we see the world, and how do they work? Find the answers to these questions with this Smithsonian Informational Text! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step...

POSORR PO'MORREÑETS: La canción del murciélago es otra de las historias ancestrales de la épica yanesha que recogí directamente de Chomoch, el Paller o sabio de la comunidad nativa Ashaninka-Yanesha san jerónimo de Puerto Yurinaki en la Amazonía peruana que se injerta en esa narración de bimorfismo, hombre-vampiro o hombre-murciélago, que desde Drácula hasta Batman hizo fluir ríos de tinta e hizo soñar a millones de personas. La historia, ambientada en una época en la que los animales tenían características y comportamientos como los humanos, tiene como protagonista a un...

Equality is a contentious issue in our society today. This is why it's important for students to be given information related to equality so they can come to reasonable conclusions of their own. Using age-appropriate language, this book discusses equality in a number of different forms and touches upon why equality is so important in a democracy. The text also explores how extreme equality, like most extremes, could be a bad and unrealistic idea. Readers will gain enough information to understand and think about this complex idea for themselves.

Este libro es biográfico. Relata pormenores de la vida de Oscar de la Hoya, un excelente deportista México-americano, nacido el 4 de Febrero de 1973 en el este de Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos de América. El autor ha querido aquí testimoniar su reconocimiento y admiración por un hombre que aún joven conquistó la cúspide de su carrera como boxeador. Oscar se nos presenta como un joven modesto y sencillo que hace honor a sus raíces culturales; por lo que prefirió nacionalizarse mexicano, respetando su vínculo familiar con ese país. Aparece como un destacado pugilista. Y...

Tercera aventura de Maya Erikson Nada más ver el extraño avión que los llevaría a su destino, Maya entendió que aquel no iba a ser un viaje normal; «la Antártida es un lugar hostil», les dijeron. Al principio, todo parecía tranquilo, hasta que en una inocente excursión con sus compañeros presencian un misterioso suceso. Cuando el equipo de investigación llega, su extraña actitud los hace desconfiar... ¿Qué está pasando realmente? Mientras intentan averiguarlo, acaban descubriendo algo que nadie se imaginaba. Entonces empieza su lucha por salvar el continente. **** Maya Erikson ...