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.

Las Dino-historias conjugan dos pasiones de muchos niños y jóvenes: los cómics o historietas y los dinosaurios. Vivieron hace 156 millones de años, y fueron los mayores depredadores del Jurásico. No eran muy rápidos, pero si astutos, organizaban emboscadas para atrapar a sus presas. Su nombre quiere decir Extraño lagarto y se debe a que sus vértebras estaban constituídas de manera diferente al resto de los saurios.

Nuestra finalidad es hacer llegar a los niños y a los jóvenes la poesía de los clásicos contemporáneos. Este libro dedicado al maestro Don Antonio Machado contiene una biografía ilustrada en cuatro páginas, para que los niños la asimilen mejor. Los poemas ilustrados son: “Las Moscas”, “Recuerdo infantil”, “ A un olmo seco” y “A un naranjo y un limonero”. El libro termina con una pequeña historia de amor y esperanza que refleja la vida y la filosofía del poeta sevillano. Antonio Machado (Sevilla, 1876- Colliure, Francia, 1939). Es uno de los más grandes poetas en...

What does the phrase "once in a blue moon" refer to? What is the difference between a waning gibbous moon and a waning crescent moon? What is the atmosphere on the Moon like? How does the Moon create tides? Students will learn the answers to these questions and more as they read all about the Moon! This nonfiction Spanish book introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary as they are engaged in reading. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the fun lab activity...

The Spanish-language edition of an informative, inspirational picture book biography about twins Juli n and Joaquin Castro, who rose from poverty to become leaders for positive change in America. The story of political powerhouse twins Juli n and Joaquin Castro began in the small room that they shared with their grandmother Victoriana in San Antonio, Texas. Victoriana crossed the border from Mexico into Texas as a six-year-old orphan, marking the start of the family's American journey. Her daughter Rosie, Juli n and Joaquin's mom, was an activist who helped the barrio through local...