Por qué los primeros emojis se escribían con arcilla y otros porqués de la histo ria / Why Were the First Emojis Written in Clay and Other Questions about...

Now available in a Spanish language edition, this charming board book was originally published in English by Barron's in Spring 2003, titled My Own Human Body. It explains the human body in a series of words and pictures that are simplified for preschool boys and girls. The heavy board pages are die-cut in the shape of a smiling little boy. When kids lift the front cover, they remove his shirt and see the location of his heart. The text gives a simple explanation of how the heart pumps blood through the entire body. As kids turn successive pages, they observe the human body's interior and...

Learn all about the process of photosynthesis with this fascinating science reader! This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students about photosynthesis and introduces them to important scientific concepts and terminology. 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 provides a real-world learning experience that supports STEM instruction. Keep students reading with this fascinating Spanish book!

Where did the sunflower come from? How does it grow so tall? How can its thin stalk support such a large and heavy head? These and many other questions are answered in this dazzling book. Using lushly detailed illustrations and photographs, the book takes us inside the sunflower to examine its stem, root system, leaves, and flowering heads, proving an understanding of this unique plant's structure, growth, flowering, reproduction, and cultivation.

«Decir a quiénes y para qué se destina es dar un libro la mejor definición. Éste se ha escrito para el público no especializado en lingüística, con objeto de informarle breve y claramente de lo que se sabe acerca del origen de las palabras castellanas comúnmente conocidas por la gente educada. He pensado, pues, en cuatro tipos de lectores: estudiantes de todas las disciplinas, aunque acordándome de que los de ciencias humanísticas y filológicas lo emplearán, naturalmente, más que otros; extranjeros cultos que tratan de adquirir del castellano un conocimiento algo sistemático,...