La historia de las innovaciones victorianas: Fracciones equivalentes (The History of Victorian Innovations: Equivalent Fractions)

Gorillas, wolves, chickens, and kangaroos. It might not seem obvious at first, but these species all have something in common: their individual members must all find their places within their groups. These power struggles can be dangerous! Read about the fierce world of animal alphas and how they make it to the top. This Spanish nonfiction book will keep students engaged in reading 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...

A trip to Comic-Con becomes an adventure in learning division! Join Zach as he travels to San Diego to attend his very first comic book convention. Along the way, learn about the history of comic books and comic book conventions, and meet the dedicated fans who make Comic-Con one of the most widely attended comic book conventions in the world. This book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, math charts and diagrams, sidebars, and practice problems make learning division relevant and fun. Text...

Meet Ada Lovelace, the British mathematician and daughter of poet Lord Byron. Part of the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the colorful life of Lord Byron’s daughter, from her early love of logic, to her plans for the world's first computer program. As a child, Ada had a big imagination and a talent for mathematics. She grew up in a noble household in England, where she dedicated herself to studying. Her work with the famous inventor, Charles Babbage, on a very early kind of computer made her the world's first computer...

A stinky look at the history of personal hygiene reveals fascinating facts, such as the invention of the toilet, how many times Queen Elizabeth I had a bath, how the first sewers were built, and much more.

Muchos estudiantes universitarios se preguntan en algún momento: ¿sería interesante adquirir una preparación que complemente la de mis estudios?, ¿en qué aspectos?, ¿de qué tipo? Todos los recién graduados se hacen a sí mismos preguntas como: — ¿Qué hago? — ¿Me dedico a tiempo total a buscar trabajo? — ¿Dónde y cómo buscarlo? — ¿Recurro al autoempleo? A unos y a otros, este libro, con una dimensión claramente práctica, les ayudará a orientar su carrera y a complementarla con la formación que el mundo laboral les exige, así como en el aprendizaje de las mejores...

Color photos and easy-to-read text five a realistic insight into the typical working day of an on-the-job zookeeper.