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

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...

Rain, sunshine, warm fronts, and cold fronts. Have you ever listened to a weather report? Knowing the weather can help us plan ahead. But reporters aren’t the only ones who can track weather. You can, too! This nonfiction Spanish book explores the subject of meteorology in depth, and introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary like anemometer, barometer, air pressure, warm front, cold front, rain gauge, probability, Celsius, Fahrenheit, and more. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and...

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...

Ante esta situación crítica quisiera hacer algo, debo hacer algo. No me interesa el poder, me interesa la autoridad moral, la mucha o la poca que tenga, la que me gane cada día, porque no pretendo estar sino ser. Con estas palabras, Alejandro Rojas-Marcos se sincera ante la autora del libro, Rosa Díaz. Y de ese ser de Alejandro Rojas Marcos opinan importantes personajes de la vida andaluza y española, configurando el más completo de sus retratos, el de la palabra vivida. La obra va mucho más allá de la biografía de uno de los políticos más completos que ha dado Andalucía; estamos...

Students will develop their geometry skills as they study the geometric shapes of modern art and read about the innovative artists who turned the art world upside down. This Spanish book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach geometry concepts. Text features include a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to increase students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, math charts and diagrams, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice...

Fray Toribio de Benavente, conocido como Motolinía (1490-1569), fue uno de los primeros 12 frailes franciscanos en llegar a la recién conquistada Nueva España. Su amoroso interés por la cultura, las lenguas, los hábitos, costumbres y creencias de los habitantes de estas tierras quedó reflejado en estas páginas.

El mundo natural es un lugar extraño donde ocurren las cosas más insólitas y sorprendentes. Récords, curiosidades y extravagancias reunidas por temas: botánica, animales salvajes, domésticos, acuáticos, reptiles, insectos, aves, dinosaurios y fenómenos naturales, para enterarse de que el sauce enano no pasa de los 6 cm de altura, que los dientes del hipopótamo pueden llegar a medir medio metro, que el camello puede beber hasta 150 litros de agua de una sola vez, que el cocodrilo puede aguantar la respiración bajo el agua una hora... ¡lee y descubre!