La torre

Some things are close -- cerca. Others are far -- lejos. With sweet simplicity, this charming dual-language board book and its companion volume, Lejos/Far, engage young children. Mi cuarto está cerca de la cocina. My bedroom is close to the kitchen. As she walks from her kitchen through a daisy-filled yard to the house next door, a little girl notices things that are close to each other -- just as the little boy she goes to visit is close to her.

?When Jake sees a cloud of monarch butterflies, he begins to connect his world to the flight of the butterflies. He slips into his mother?s lap to explore the natural world through his imagination and song. Jake asks. Momma answers. His mother guides him through the life cycle of the monarch butterfly as they watch in wonder at the glorious sight before them.The love between mother and child is reflected in the majesty of monarch migration. Together they celebrate their connection to one another and nature as the monarch travelers flutter by. Momma reminds Jake that, like the monarch, his...

Now available in Spanish! Find out where honey comes from as Grandpa the Beeman teaches the basics of beekeeping to his young grandson. This rhyming story includes 7 pages of educational endnotes full of essential facts about bees, beekeeping, honey, and the vital part that bees play in the natural world.

Anyone can learn computer science, even at the elementary school level. This book delves into the essential computer science skill of defining the problem using age-appropriate language and colorful illustrations. A meaningful storyline is paired with an accessible curricular topic to engage and excite readers. This book introduces readers to a relatable character and familiar situation, which demonstrates how they can define problems in everyday life. Readers will follow a narrator as she tries to find the right materials to build her ship. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction...