El Canguro Gigante

Readers are given helpful information about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, including narcotics, hallucinogens, and prescription medications in this Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Through detailed images, diagrams, informational text, an index, a glossary of terms, and a list of websites that provide additional information, readers are given the tools and information they need to educate themselves about addiction, drug abuse, the health and social issues that drugs and alcohol can cause, and how to say no to peer pressure.

La ilusión se asocia a las ganas de vivir que animan a llevar a cabo proyectos, y también a la alegría, a la esperanza en algo, alguien o en expectativas positivas, favorables y optimistas. La ilusión implica creer en los sueños y sentirse capaz para plantearlos y llevar a cabo conductas para perseguirlos, ser perseverante para conseguirlos, tener esperanza en lograrlos contra las adversidades que puedan aparecer en el camino y hacerlo con ganas y alegría. De la misma manera, está estrechamente ligada a las emociones, los pensamientos y las actitudes y a la acción de cada uno. Muchas...

Exploración espacial is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

Born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is still, today, considered one of the most talent people to have ever lived. From his world famous paintings and drawings, such as the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, to his ingenious inventions of the parachute, the helicopter, and the military tank, da Vince was always a step ahead of his time. Discover the origins of a man who refused to be defined by just one vocation. Whether science and engineering or architecture and art, Leonardo da Vinci was the ultimate Renaissance Man.