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Readers won't have to disassemble their favorite toys to discover what makes them work. This book explores electric, magnetic, and motion-powered toys from design to function. It introduces readers to the six simple machines and explains how they use force and motion to do work. Not every toy is a technological marvel. Readers learn about time-honored favorites including the rocking horse, Slinky, and rattles.

Where is your brain exactly? What does it do? Use your brain to read this engaging, Spanish-translated title and learn all about it!

The need for speed is the motivating factor in this engaging, Spanish book. Readers learn the history of travel from the very slow to the supersonic and beyond, including everything in between. They learn and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles: land, air, and water alike. They also learn different ways to measure speed and read about energy uses for different vehicles. With greater speed comes greater risk. Readers learn how engineers are always seeking new and better ways to keep people safe as they travel faster and go farther. This 6-Pack includes six...

Learn the secrets to artful cupcakes, oven-fresh bread, and other delicious baked goods in this delightful nonfiction title. Readers will learn how mathematics helps bakers measure their ingredients to make tasteful treats. Featuring vibrant images and charts, informative text, and fun, intriguing facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book will leave children fascinated by all the details that go into baking their favorite treats--like doughnuts and cookies! This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

El poder de la Alegría conecta con la inocencia interior. La alegría es nuestro estado natural: despreocupado y feliz. En estas páginas, descubre el proceso interior de añadir amor a nuestros pensamientos que carecen de él, aprende a eliminar las resistencias y bloqueos a la paz mental e interior. La alegría es un compromiso con la vida que nace de la verdad interior y, al experimentarla, no sucede nada que no estuviera ya preparado en el corazón. La felicidad es una elección. Con este texto, aprendemos a dejar atrás las ideas decadentes y a desaprender aquellas estructuras mentales...

'Imago hominis' es un manuscrito que el tribuno romano Suetonio envía al bibliotecario de Éfeso. En él refiere el viaje secreto que ambos emprendieron a Palestina, enviados como espías por el emperador Tiberio, para informar sobre las revueltas zelotas y las drásticas decisiones del prefecto Poncio Pilato. Sus pesquisas le llevan a interesarse por el profeta rural Jesús de Nazaret, crucificado meses atrás en Jerusalén, y por las claves de su influjo religioso y político en la sociedad judía. Sus discípulos, seguidores y amigos son investigados y descritos por este tribuno.

JORGE CARRIÓN (Tarragona, 1976) ha sido profesor en Guatemala, Chicago y Barcelona; y escritor en los cinco continentes. Sus crónicas y críticas literarias han aparecido en medios españoles como Lateral, Quimera, Letras Libres, Clarín y Cultura/s, o latinoamericanos como Travesías y La Tempestad. Es autor de una novela, Ene (2001), y de versiones de Dante y Bernat Metge. Sus textos han sido antologados en México, Argentina y España. Actualmente trabaja en varios proyectos de literaturas de viaje (que transcurren en un meridiano que va desde Australia hasta París, pasando por...

Do you want to set your imagination free? Do you want to dream up amazing ideas and incredible inventions? You can! This book is all about getting creative. Anyone can do it. So get ready to start thinking outside the box! This full-color nonfiction reader will engage students in reading while introducing them to new vocabulary terms and concepts. Important text features include a glossary and a table of contents to develop students' comprehension and literacy skills. This Spanish book aligns with national and state standards and features exciting TIME For Kids content to keep English...