Pueblos y ciudades (Towns and Cities)

Students will learn about the history of hot air balloons and they will also discover the importance of volume when calculating hot air balloon flight. Used in the classroom or at home, this nonfiction Spanish text includes mathematical charts to help students practice calculations. With a glossary, an index, dynamic images, and easy-to-read text, students will build their math and reading skills while they are engaged in reading high-interest content.

Take a trip to the fire station to learn how firefighters use measurement to put out fires! Full of facts, practice problems, and mathematical charts, this Spanish-translated title teaches children more about measurements like volume and perimeter!

Esta es la historia de Pablo Picasso, uno de los artistas más importantes que han existido. Desde pequeño, observaba el mundo con mucha atención y quiso enseñarnos su forma de mirar a través de la pintura. Su manera de dibujar fue evolucionando y así llegó a inventar un nuevo estilo: el cubismo. En este libro, no solo conoceremos momentos importantes de la vida de Picasso, sino que también aprenderemos a entender su pintura: ¿cómo es un cuadro cubista?, ¿por qué Picasso decidió pintar así?

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these feathered dinosaurs face to face: The Caudipteryx had feathered arms and a tail that looked like a pom-pom! The Sinovenator may have used colorful feathers to attract a mate! The Microraptor may have used its feathers to glide...

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

What does the sun do for us other than give us light during the day? It gives us warmth, energy, and so much more! Learn all about the sun in this Spanish-translated book.