Mecánicos (Mechanics)

Even as the world changes, skilled labor will always be needed. There's nothing quite like the ability to create things with your skills and your own hands. Carpenters use their skills to build things we use every day, including items such as furniture, buildings, and bridges. They read building plans, choose materials, design, and create. This book teaches kids that to become a carpenter, you have to use a lot more than a hammer and nails; you need your brain too. Photographs and diagrams enable readers to make key connections with the text.

En El fascinante mundo de... los primates descubrirás cómo y quiénes viven en los árboles o a ras de suelo. Te intrigará el porqué unos viven casi en solitario, en familia o bien forman grandes manadas. Confirmarás que es muy práctico tener una larga cola prensil para colgarse de las ramas. O lo útil de la disposiciópn de los dedos en manos y pies para alimentarse y desplazarse o estar durante mucho tiempo colgado del pelaje de la madre... y muchas cosas más sobre su fascinante mundo.

Readers learn the basics of caring for common household pets, from physical features, to behavior, to diet. Also explored is how the animal's natural habitat differs from the habitat provided in the home.

This nonfiction book explores the history, culture, customs, and beliefs of California's American Indian tribes including the Chumash, Tongva, Hupa, Yokuts, Quechan, and Coso tribes. Detailed primary source images in conjunction with Spanish text provide 3rd grade students with an inviting reading and learning experience as they build their social studies knowledge. This book includes basic informational text features including a glossary, an index, table of contents, and reader's guide. Students will be intrigued by Native American history with this fascinating nonfiction Spanish book.

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of reusing resources and knowledge. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers' learning experience and show how reusing resources and knowledge can be helpful in the real world. In this book, readers learn about the Bill of Rights and how parts of it...