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!

"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...

What is the common good and how does it benefit society? This book looks at the history behind the notion of the common good, touching on ideas from several famous philosophers. Readers will then learn how the common good can be promoted through education and community. Full-color photographs and accessible language help students connect with the text and develop reading comprehension skills. Important elementary subjects from the C3 Framework for Social Studies are discussed in detail throughout this informative book.

El Tao Te King es el conjunto de ochenta y un apartados filosóficos atemporales. El Magnánimo Lao Tse puso en nuestras manos la posibilidad de aprender de su sabiduría de forma directa. Con cada verso leído nos llena el alma, y consigue que nuestra forma de razonar se eleve. Consigue poco a poco y casi sin que nos demos cuenta, que dejemos de lado los absolutismos y nos acerquemos más y más a la luz, al saber, al entender cómo funciona todo. Ha sido un libro recomendado para personas que se cuestionan el sentido de la vida, el origen y el sino de la vida en la Tierra. Cada persona le...

Defender la Luz Mientras el mundo occidental caía en la oscuridad, ella se atrevió a defender la luz. Hipatia de Alejandría, nacida en el año 355, tras el reinado de Constantino, vivió en un Imperio Romano que se derrumbaba, un mundo en el que la obediencia a las autoridades religiosas triunfaba sobre la ciencia, en el que la razón y la lógica amenazaban el nuevo orden mundial. Era un mundo al borde de la Edad Media, un mundo que decidía la cuestión de la ciencia versus la religión, la libertad versus la ortodoxia, la tolerancia versus el odio. Durante más de 40 años, Hipatia se...