Escalar y saltar (Climbing and Diving)

Readers won't have to disassemble their favorite toys to discover what makes them work. This book explores electric, magnetic, and motion-powered toys from design to function. It introduces readers to the six simple machines and explains how they use force and motion to do work. Not every toy is a technological marvel. Readers learn about time-honored favorites including the rocking horse, Slinky, and rattles.

There is an amazing muscle inside your body. It pumps blood and keeps you healthy. What is it? Your heart! Read all about it in this colorful, Spanish-translated title.

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.

How do architects and contractors use math and geometry to help build a house? Readers will find out in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction book that features bright images and charts, informational text, and intriguing facts that will familiarize children with construction, construction equipment and materials, and blueprints. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Did you know that early explorers initially thought that California was an island? Learn how California was discovered with this Spanish book that focuses on the history of California. Students will learn about the contributions of Henry Hudson, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Hernan Cortes, Francisco de Ulloa, and Sir Francis Drake. With a visually appealing layout, this primary source 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 source maps, images, and ...

El guardabarrera Nino Zarcuto y su mujer, Minica, viven en una modesta caseta amarilla, junto a un pozo y a un olivo sarraceno, en medio de un paisaje árido, acariciado por el cercano mar y por la luz. Se aman, son felices y, tras algunas dificultades, por fin están esperando un hijo. Sin embargo, estamos en 1942 y la violencia es un torbellino vertiginoso que engulle a los dos cónyuges y se lleva al hijo que esperaban.

Aprende y Descubre La Ciencia Co mo crece una semilla Co mo puede una pequen a bellota crecer hasta llegar a ser un gran roble? Este libro nos ensen a los secretos de las semillas. Le elo y aprendera s a transformar un sobre de semillas en un precioso jardi n.

Dos títols que ens presenten, amb textos rimats i il·lustracions de colors brillants, els animals petits i grans que podem trobar a la jungla o a la granja. I cada pàgina inclou un trencaclosques de quatre peces perquè, acabada la lectura, puguin agrupar-los tots i formar dues esplèndides escenes de la jungla i de la granja.