La selva amazónica (Amazon Rainforest)

This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students about producers and consumers, and introduces them to important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms like nutrient cycle, food web and photosynthesis. The intriguing images, detailed diagrams, and stimulating sidebars will keep students connected to the text. The fun lab activity provides a real-world learning experience that supports STEM instruction. Aligned to state and national standards, the leveled text supports differentiation. Keep students reading with this fascinating Spanish book.

What continues to expand to take up all the space it can? Gases! Gas is a state of matter, like a liquid or a solid. But it has properties that are quite different. In this Spanish-translated book, read all about the differences and what makes a gas a gas.

Most of the Earth's changes happen over millions of years, but earthquakes can force significant changes to the land in just a few moments. Readers will learn the science of plate tectonics and its role in the development of earthquakes around the globe. They will also learn that not all rocks are created equal. In fact, rocks are all different ages! This Spanish-translated book concludes with images of the damage and destruction that earthquakes can cause.

In this Spanish title, learn causes of extinction and what problems extinction causes for animals, wildlife, and humans alike.

A lo largo y ancho de los últimos tres decenios, Luis Manuel García Méndez se ha consagrado como uno de los más persistentes, destacados e inquietantes cultores del cuento en la literatura cubana contemporánea. Autor de nueve libros de relatos —dos de ellos aún inéditos—, ganador de infinidad de premios cubanos e internacionales, representante típico y a la vez singular de la narrativa que se escribe en la isla a partir del decenio de 1980 (cuando éramos tan jóvenes y casi felices, todos teníamos mucho pelo y hasta carnet de identidad), su trabajo en el género lo ha convertido ...

Es el año 1506. Al enterarse de la muerte de Colón, Gonzalo, un joven piloto que trabaja en la Casa de la Contratación de Sevilla, decide contar la verdadera historia del descubrimiento del Nuevo Mundo. Muchos años antes, de niño, Gonzalo, oculto en la bodega, partió en la expedición rumbo a las Indias. Llevado ante Colón, este le permitió proseguir viaje. Asistió a la travesía, recibió la s confidencias del Almirante e incluso le ayudó a evitar el motín que se avecinaba... Una apasionante narración que nos acerca, desde otra perspectiva, a la enigmática y controvertida figura ...

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these pterosaurs face-to-face: The Quetzalcoatlus had wings that spanned the length of a school bus! The Dsungaripterus had a bony crest on its head! The Eudimorphodon had a diamond-shaped flap at the end of its long tail! Plus you'll ...

"Discusses how people make sense of Earth by making maps and introduces globes, flat maps, and the idea of making borders"--Provided by publisher.