¿Es suave? (What Is Soft?)

Helps parents mitigate the drastic and often traumatic effects a divorce or parental separation has on children, from preschool age through the teens, by helping them open up frank and honest dialog geared to the child's specific age level, so that each child can cope with the natural feelings of loss, sadness, rejection, and abandonment that occur with such life-changing events.

Twirling tornadoes, horrific hurricanes, deadly dust storms, and blowing blizzards. Depending where you live, you may have experienced one of these extreme storms. Although being caught in extreme weather can be dangerous, being prepared can save your life. This nonfiction Spanish book introduces students to extreme weather, and teaches them important scientific concepts and vocabulary. 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 ...

Desde muy pequeña, la Mexicana Juana Inés de la Cruz mostró gran interés por los libros y por el saber. ¡En una época en la que las mujeres no se les permitía estudiar mucho! Juana decidió hacerse monja para poder leer y aprender todo lo que quisiera. Pero eso no fue lo único que logró: también escribió mucho y hasta llegó a publicar varios libros. Hoy, siglos después, sus obras aún se leen y estudian, y es considerada una de las más importantes escritoras en lengua española de todos los tiempos.

If asked to define a forest, readers might say, "It has a lot of trees." But many places have a lot of trees. So, what makes a forest a forest? Readers discover that a forest is unlike any other biome on Earth. And a temperate forest is even more specific. Readers learn the many life cycles found within a forest and how the energy pyramid explains the numbers of forest plants and animals. In addition, readers learn by examining how forces usually considered destructive work to help forests survive. 32pp.