Las personas y el planeta (People and the Planet)

What makes something a good value? Why is it important to use money wisely? How will creating a budget help you purchase a new bike? This engaging Spanish book will teach students financial literacy through the use of real-world examples while incorporating nonfiction reading to increase vocabulary and comprehension skills. The challenging practice problems, graphs, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what they've learned to their daily lives. Essential text features like a glossary, index, and table of contents will...

Introduce students to the scientific method with this Spanish science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary terms including hypothesis, data, experiment, conclusion, method, research, and more. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Learn about the Earth and the Moon with this engaging Spanish science reader. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary including the phases of the Moon, the movement of the Earth around the sun, and the rotation of the Earth. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, bold font, and detailed images to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical thinking skills.

Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers also learn how animal homes and human homes fulfill similar needs and functions.

Aquí encontrarás a los animales más sorprendentes del planeta, ¡prepárate para la aventura! ¿Un ser vivo más ruidoso que un avión al despegar? ¡Eso no existe! ¿Un volador enloquecido que rompe el récord de velocidad de los 100 m/seg? ¡Sólo en el cine! Los seres sobrehumanos que se esconden tras esas proezas son, sin duda, de carne y hueso... Aunque creas que ya lo sabías todo sobre los animales, es muy poco lo que conoces sobre sus superpoderes, pero en Animales superhéroes podrás leer sobre las proezas y también sobre las debilidades y defectos de algunas especies. Además...

Hoy en día sería difícil concebir cualquier tipo de trabajo sin el apoyo o la participación directa de todo tipo de herramientas informáticas. Desde la aparición de los primeros ordenadores, estos han pasado a desempeñar un papel esencial en las tareas productivas, en nuestras relaciones sociales y en nuestra vida cotidiana. Entre las diversas aplicaciones informáticas, las ofimáticas (acrónimo de oficina e informática) son las que se emplean habitualmente para efectuar trabajos administrativos en el entorno doméstico o de oficina. El presente libro explica las operaciones, desde...

Looks at the behavior, characteristics, and cultural importance of quetzals, and presents basic information about other species of Latin American birds, including toucans and macaws.