¿Es suave? (What Is Soft?)

Readers will have fun learning about basic external body parts in this colorful series that helps them recognize and compare human parts and various animal parts. Each book in this series focuses on one part, explaining what it is, what it is used for, and how it looks on a variety of animals.

Many insects hatch from eggs and molt several times as they grow bigger. Others, such as butterflies, undergo a complete metamorphosis. A common science curriculum topic, insect life cycles may be confusing because of these differences. However, this book breaks down these cycles into easy-to-understand steps in both accessible language and colorful diagrams readers can turn to for review again and again. The most important vocabulary needed to talk about insect life cycles is further explained in fact boxes and an extended glossary.

¡Ya leo! es un maravilloso y divertido método para que los niños aprendan a reconocer las letras del abecedario. Recomendamos a padres, maestros y compañeros de lectura: Que pronuncien con fuerza el primer sonido de la palabra (MMMAMÁ) y el último (LEÓNNNN). Hacer preguntas sobre los dibujos: ¿De qué color es? ¿Cómo se usa? ¿Qué comen estos señores? ¿Cuántas patas tiene este animal? Que acompañen al niño en la reiteración de los sonidos de cada letra. Que no olviden que el tiempo de la lectura debe ser un espacio de placer y regocijo.

Christopher Columbus most likely wasn’t the person to discover the Americas. He wasn’t even the first European to do so! Despite that, his three trips to the Western Hemisphere led to many more European explorers heading in that direction. In this volume, readers familiar with Columbus’s travels on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria can learn who Columbus was beyond his travels. Supported by full-color and historic images, interesting main content turns what readers think they know about the life of Columbus on its head while expounding on an important period in the history of the world.