Thomas Edison

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

Land has many different characteristics. It can be hilly, rocky, grassy, narrow, and dry. Or, it can be flat, smooth, sandy, wide, and wet! This Spanish book introduces students to the concept of landforms. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young students as they improve their reading skills. A fun and easy science experiment and Your Turn! activity provide more in-depth opportunities for additional learning. Nonfiction text features include a glossary and an index. Engage students in learning...

"Los perros en mi vida" captura el amor y la calidez compartida entre la Maestra Suprema Ching Hai y sus numerosos perros con fotos a todo color y leyendas poéticas escritas desde el punto de vista de los caninos. La Maestra Suprema Ching Hai había estado compilando estos conmovedores cuentos de perros desde que comenzó a adoptarlos, uno tras otro, de los refugios en 2001. Fue un viaje milagroso para estos perros en su renacimiento a través de su compasión. Los lectores de este libro verán a los perros bajo una nueva luz: ¡seres nobles con mucho amor!

When it's hot outside, what can you do to stay cool? People have found many ways to cool off and cool down. How cool is that? Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It 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 Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Perfect for English language learners, this Spanish book builds young ...

"Breve explicación del propósito y uso de este libro. Antes que nada, lo primero que debemos dejar bien claro es que este Libro no es, en modo alguno, un diccionario lingüístico. Esto, que a simple vista pareciera ser contradictorio, ciertamente no lo es, ya que ni por su forma ni por su contenido ha pretendido regirse por las normas o modelos tradicionales de los diccionarios que todos conocemos y usamos; y porque además, siendo radicalmente honestos, no ha sido escrito por alguien que pretenda asumirse como lingüista (por lo menos, no un lingüista como algunos que conocemos ), ni...