El mundo oculto de los inodoros: Volumen (The Hidden World of Toilets: Volume)

Students will develop their math skills while engaged in reading about the importance of honeybees. This nonfiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, intriguing sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make learning place value relevant and fun. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to increase understanding of math and reading concepts. An in-depth problem-solving section provides additional learning and practice opportunities while challenging...

Over the years, people have looked for ways to improve our imperfect sight. This has led us to the world of optics, which is the study of light and how it travels. What are some of these innovations that have changed how we see the world, and how do they work? Find the answers to these questions with this Smithsonian Informational Text! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step...

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will learn about California’s gold rush by examining maps, letters, images, and art from that time. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary...

De la exitosa serie Cosas de Niñas, este libro describe, en detalle y con bellas ilustraciones, la preparación, los pasos y demás actividades relacionadas con la celebración de la primera comunión. Se explican aquí tanto el significado y la simbología del sacramento, como algunas de las tradiciones, costumbres y rituales que, a menudo, anteceden a su celebración, entre ellos la ceremonia de la luz. La obra reproduce también los textos aprobados de las oraciones de rigor e incluye información importante sobre la religión y la Iglesia. Buena parte de la presentación atañe, por...

Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten our belts. This view conveniently forgets where all that debt came from. Not from an orgy of government spending, but as the direct result of bailing out, recapitalizing, and adding liquidity to the broken banking system. Through these actions private...

Veinticuatro horas son las que Amy Smith, socióloga canadiense, piensa permanecer en China, adonde ha tenido que viajar para resolver un asunto legal relacionado con la casa de sus antepasados. Sin embargo, en cuanto empieza a escuchar lo que el encargado del papeleo tiene que decir sobre sus ancestros, se da cuenta de que esa historia, la historia trágica y extraordinaria de su familia, la va a retener allí durante mucho más tiempo.En el principio de esa historia está Fong Dak-fat, que a sus dieciséis años no tiene más que un sueño: abandonar la miserable vida que lleva como...

Margarita es una chica de trece años que se siente sola. Un día, empieza a cartearse con otra chica de su edad, que está muy triste porque han secuestrado a su hermano. Margarita, por casualidad, descubre quiénes son los secuestradores.