Los ciclos de la Tierra (Earth's Cycles)

This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students about the earth’s cycles, and introduces them to important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms like combustion, hydrosphere, biosphere, and fossil fuels. The intriguing images, detailed diagrams, and stimulating sidebars will keep students connected to the text. The fun lab activity provides a real-world learning experience that supports STEM instruction. Aligned to state and national standards, the leveled text supports differentiation. Keep students reading with this fascinating Spanish book.

For thousands of years, militaries around the world were limited to male soldiers. However, throughout history, brave women have stepped out of the background and onto the battlefield. This biographical text covers the important women who’ve broken ground in the military. Famous historical figures such as Joan of Arc, Clara Barton, and Florence Nightingale are covered in depth, while the stories of modern-day heroes are presented to show how women are still affecting change on the front lines. A comprehensive timeline, fact boxes, and historical and modern images complete this...

Quizá los trilobites no sean tan espectaculares como los grandes dinosaurios. Sin embargo, estos pequeños seres prehistóricos –los cuales vivieron durante el periodo Cámbrico, es decir hace 542 millones de años–, tienen mucho que decirnos sobre el pasado remoto de la Tierra y sobre los seres vivos en general. Su fascinante anatomía, por ejemplo, guarda curiosas similitudes con otros animales y con un sinfín de objetos de uso común hoy en día. Este ameno libro toma a los trilobites como tema para hablarnos de la biología pero también de ingeniería. Los autores se refieren lo...

Los escritos de Conchita Bermejo Jiménez han sido publicados como homenaje a la autora. Varios de ellos, muy pocos, habían sido publicados; algunos habían recibido - hace más de cuarenta años- premios muy importantes en su momento, pero nadie podía imaginar que Conchita tuviese guardadas en sus carpetas tantas páginas repletas de belleza, sensibilidad e inteligencia.

Where are tales born? Maybe the easiest answer is "in the human heart." Yet, in Africa, people believe they are created by the savannah, the wilderness, the forest, and even the sky plagued with stars night after night. Every person lives his or her life as he or she listens to a tale or tells a tale to others. Therefore, the life of the storyteller becomes sometimes a fight against an impending disgrace, as it happens to Krutongo and his wife; sometimes it becomes the effort to remain impassive at all times so nothing affects him, as it happens to Kotendimire; sometimes the storyteller would ...