Derretirse y congelarse (Melting and Freezing) (Spanish Version)

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. This 6-Pack includes six...

Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, and who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.

Learn the secrets to artful cupcakes, oven-fresh bread, and other delicious baked goods in this delightful nonfiction title. Readers will learn how mathematics helps bakers measure their ingredients to make tasteful treats. Featuring vibrant images and charts, informative text, and fun, intriguing facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book will leave children fascinated by all the details that go into baking their favorite treats--like doughnuts and cookies!

Invite readers along on the preparations for a soccer tournament! With informational, Spanish-translated text, vibrant photos and charts, children are engaged from cover to cover while utilizing mathematical skills to increase understanding of all aspects of soccer, including sportsmanship and tournaments.

We often don´t stop to think about the origin of certain foods, but many of the foods we consume today only reached us as a result of great discoveries and the subsequent international commerce between east and west. This book brings us closer to the complex relations between different cultures and shows us the importance of ocean voyages in the development of international commerce.

Libros de actividades, llenos de originales y divertidas ideas. A través de la realización de distintos tipos de manualidades con materiales fáciles de hallar, estos libros desarrollan el sentido estético del niño y estimulan su creatividad. En este libro se presentan una serie de actividades fáciles de realizar, pensadas para que el niño pueda hacer diferentes objetos que le van a activar su creatividad plástica y le harán sentir mejor la calidez y el ambiente en las fiestas de Navidad.

La Segunda Guerra Mundial fue el mayor acontecimiento del siglo xx y es, sin duda, uno de los hechos históricos que marca toda una época. No en vano ha dado lugar a una bibliografía y a una filmografía inagotables, que llegan hasta nuestros días con películas ambientadas en la contienda y un enorme surtido de títulos en las secciones de historia de nuestras librerías, solo igualado por los de la Guerra Civil española. En este breve libro se descubren de una forma amena todas las claves sobre este magno acontecimiento que cambió radicalmente el mundo en que vivimos: el cierre en...

Bajo el título Noches de incendio, esta edición bilingüe reúne una selección de poemas que han aparecido en los cuatro libros de poesía que Berta Piñán ha publicado, originalmente en lengua asturiana, entre los años 1986 y 2002. La continua tensión entre lo arcaico y lo moderno, el campo y la ciudad, el pasado y el presente, la niñez y la vida adulta, el amor y el desamor, atraviesa los libros que esta antología recoge en distintas proporciones. La obra de Berta Piñán creada desde la dificultad de una posición periférica y en una lengua sin prestigio cultural dispone de un...