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What do solar panels, waterproof clothing, and window coverings have in common? They are technologies that have been adapted based on studying butterflies! Learn what scientists have learned from butterflies with this Spanish book that will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual...

«Soy tibetano, uno de los pocos que han llegado a este extraño mundo occidental», ha escrito Lobsang Rampa. «Me aseguran que algunas de mis afirmaciones es posible que no sean creídas. El Tibet es un país desconocido para el resto del mundo.». La obra de Lobsang Rampa ha dado la vuelta al mundo con éxito extraordinario. Hasta que, por asombro de todos, llegó la noticia sensacional: el hijo de un fontanero inglés reclamaba la paternidad del original. Sin embargo, después de las más fantásticas suposiciones, sigue en pie una hipótesis mucho más verosímil: su autor era un...

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...

Combine valuable fifth grade math and literacy skills in a purposeful way with the Spanish-translated math reader El regalo de cumpleaños del abuelo (Grandpa's Birthday Present). Focusing on the critical skills that 5th graders need to know to advance to the next level, this book incorporates key concepts into an engaging text that showcases math skills needed to create a budget and calculate sale prices. This high-interest nonfiction reader introduces how to convert percentages, decimals, and fractions. Filled with mathematical charts, diagrams, and practice problems, the text features in...