Ingeniería asombrosa: Rascacielos notables: Área (Engineering Marvels: Stand-Out Skyscrapers: Area)

This book looks at natural structures such as plants, animal bodies, mountains, caves, rock formations, and icebergs, the materials from which they are made, and their colors, shapes, and textures. It shows structures made by animals, such as beehives and bird nests. This wonderful book with amazing photos will encourage young readers to notice colors and shapes in nature and how they relate to the purpose of structures.

Learn about the history of the Olympic Summer Games! This classroom resource helps students learn about how time and measurement relate to hosting the Olympics. Included in this nonfiction text are mathematical graphs and charts to help students develop content-area literacy in mathematics. This Spanish book includes practice problems, a glossary, an index, engaging images, and easy-to-read text to help students build their math and reading skills.

Simple text and pictures introduce facts about snowplows and tells what they are used for and why they are important.

Una isla salvaje en el sur de Alaska, a la que solamente puede accederse en barco o hidroavión, repleta de frondosos bosques húmedos y montañas escarpadas. Este es el inhóspito decorado que Jim ha elegido para fortalecer las relaciones con su hijo Roy, a quien apenas conoce. Doce meses por delante, viviendo en una cabaña apartada de todo y de todos, colaborando hombro con hombro: parece una buena oportunidad para estrechar lazos y recuperar el tiempo perdido. Pero la situación, poco a poco, deviene claustrofóbica, asfixiante, insostenible.