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.

Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, and who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.

Learn the secrets to artful cupcakes, oven-fresh bread, and other delicious baked goods in this delightful nonfiction title. Readers will learn how mathematics helps bakers measure their ingredients to make tasteful treats. Featuring vibrant images and charts, informative text, and fun, intriguing facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book will leave children fascinated by all the details that go into baking their favorite treats--like doughnuts and cookies!

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.

What’s the difference between a seal and a sea lion? These “second cousins” of the sea look similar, but there are many ways to tell these creatures apart. From ear shape to the noises they make to communicate, seals and sea lions are amazing creatures with both shared features and many truly unique attributes. They both share an ocean habitat, but when readers take a closer look, it’s easy to discover how they each fight off predators, mate, and raise their young in different ways. Captivating full-color photographs help to bring these marvelous mammals to vivid life.

¿Qué ver una vez dentro del museo? ¿Cómo aprovechar el tiempo en que se pueden recorrer sus salas? ¿Qué es lo más importante, lo más curioso, lo más original? ¿Cuáles son las joyas que alberga el museo?Noah Charney, un especialista en el mundo del arte y un experto en comunicar su sabiduría, guía a través de las obras del museo, comenta y analiza lo más importante de cada pieza y acompaña al lector en un inolvidable paseo por los museos de Barcelona: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC), Catedral de Santa Eulàlia, Museu d'Arqueologia, Museu Picasso, Fundació Joan Miró,...

Hoy estoy... Celoso es un libro de la serie «Hoy estoy...», una colección de cuentos para trabajar las emociones con los más pequeños. Una historia sencilla, dulce y tierna para ayudar a nuestros hijos a gestionar y superar los CELOS. Llamamos «celos» a esa reacción de miedo que sentimos cuando tenemos la sensación de estar perdiendo o de haber pedido algún beneficio emocional (amor, afecto, atención, cariño, reconocimiento...), sea esta situación real o imaginaria. Y hablamos de BENEFICIO porque entendemos que nos pertenece o que lo merecemos. En los niños, este sentimiento...

In this book, children will learn about different kinds of homes, such as houses, apartments, and mobile homes, as well as the purpose of each room within a home. Questions about the reader s home help children connect the information to their own personal experiences.