Cómo funcionan los juguetes (How Toys Work)

Readers will be amazed to discover that every time they climb onto bicycles and ride like the wind, they are defying gravity! This book explains the physics and history behind bicycles, skateboards, and surfboards. Readers learn what happens from the simplest movement of rolling forward to more complex tricks and stunts of jumping and spinning. Readers will never look at bikes, skateboards or surfboards the same way again.

Learn how a designer's sketch becomes the fashion we wear and how a designer uses math and geometry to make their designs successful in this fashion-filled book! Including information about the fashion industry, clothing fabrics, patterns, and textures, readers learn all about the different aspects of the fashion industry. With a glossary, index, vivid images, informational text, and interesting facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book with engage students from beginning to end.

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther.

Escrito y leído en femenino. Análisis y valoración en su contexto aporta una nueva visión sobre las novelas para niñas que se escribieron entre finales del siglo XIX hasta mitad del XX. Más allá de considerarlas simplemente el vestigio de una época pretérita, muestra que sus autoras y lectoras crearon un espacio propio en la Literatura Infantil y Juvenil. que no siempre ha tenido un reconocimiento justo y una valoración crítica ponderada. Este libro es, pues, una mirada sin prejuicios a un circuito femenino que, de forma oculta o manifiesta, sigue presente en la sociedad literaria.

Cada historia bíblica cuenta con imágenes vibrantes y coloridas para despertar el interés de los niños. Además, cada historia presenta una sección de actividades "Hablar, Hacer, Recordar" para ayudar a los niños a comprender mejor las enseñanzas bíblicas.

Planet Earth gives us the things we need to survive. When it changes, it affects us all. But humans also affect Earth. It’s important that we take care of our planet so that it can continue to take care of us. This Spanish nonfiction book explores the subjects of human ecology and climate change in depth, and introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary like desertification, deforestation, carbon dioxide, erosion, drought, fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect, and more. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text....

Texas has changed dramatically since it joined the United States in 1845. It has become a national leader in resources and many industries, serving as a major supplier of the nation's oil, cattle, and agriculture. This inviting nonfiction book will intrigue readers as they learn about major Texas industries through colorful images and captivating facts. Children will learn about NASA, various types of music found in Texas, and even about the most popular Texas sports! The supportive text and accessible glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content and vocabulary. This book has ...