Un día en el zoológico (Day at the Zoo) (Spanish Version)

There is a contest at a school to design a new playground. The students use blocks to build their models. As they build, they use three-dimensional shapes. Some students build a train out of blocks for the younger students to play on. Can you guess which three-dimensional shape they use for the train's wheels? Read to find out which design wins.

A community center has many exciting activities to choose from. You can play games, swim, and even learn how to cook there. As you read, you can compare the size of a tennis racket to a ping pong racket, use cubes to measure the world's smallest snake, and even use feet to measure the length of a basketball court. What would you use to measure a snake?

Many people take the Internet for granted. But there are places that lack Internet access. Being connected helps people connect, and new ideas are being developed and tested to bring the Internet to more of the world. This Spanish nonfiction book will keep students engaged in reading about Internet access as they build their literacy, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop their higher-order thinking skills. Check It...

Cecilia es la única persona que visita a Silvio, un hombre que guarda celosamente el misterio de una vida de leyenda que nunca ha querido compartir con nadie. A través de una caja con fotografías, Silvio va dando a conocer a Cecilia su fascinante historia junto a Zachary West, un extravagante norteamericano cuya llegada a Ribanova cambió el destino de quienes trataron con él.

Lo confieso: yo, Fabio MNZ, soy un loco de los enigmas sin resolver. Me encantan los misterios grandes, los misterios chicos... e incluso los que al final no son tan misteriosos. Así que a veces, si no hay algo raro, ¡me lo invento! Seguro que hay cosas que nunca te has planteado... ¿Existen los fantasmas? ¿Por qué los extraterrestres tienen la cara ovalada? ¿Quién se esconde detrás del Fabio que ves en tu pantalla? Pues yo sí me lo planteo a diario. Porque te voy a contar un secreto: todos los días me pasan cosas que no tienen explicación. MUY FUERTE, ¿verdad?

Learn all about the leaders in local government. Find out the duties of a city council, its role in making city laws, and groups a city council works with to help run the city.