La búsqueda de la velocidad: Los vehículos (The Quest for Speed: Vehicles) 6-Pack

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. This primary source book focuses on the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and...

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.

This Spanish-translated book will be a hit with both thrill seekers and with those who prefer to stay safely on the ground. After an introduction to Newton's three laws of motion, readers learn the mechanics of various amusement park rides including roller coasters, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, and gravity rides. They learn how to measure motion, and how kinetic and potential energy apply to their favorite rides. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Si quieres regresar a los días en los que usabas pantalones deslavados, pulseras de goma, vestías sacos con hombreras, coleccionabas vasos de refresco, formabas tu ficha en las maquinitas y regresabas los casetes con una pluma, compra este libro. Y cuéntaselo a quien más confianza le tengas.

Al Centro de Información y Documentación del Museo de Culturas Populares acudían personas de todas las edades -desde estudiantes de primaria a estudiantes de universidades- a fin de obtener datos acerca de la Navidad, Día de Muertos y Semana Santa, entre mucho más. La información existente no era mucha o incompleta y disgregada, lo que dificultaba la tarea de los estudiantes. Por lo tanto, me di cuenta de la necesidad de elaborar un libro que reuniera los orígenes y la simbología de las principales y más genralizadas fiestas tradicionales de nuestro país. Entonces puse manos a la...

Durante años se ha insistido en que consumir grasas es perjudicial. Esta afirmación ha provocado un gran malentendido, uno más en la interminable lista de falsas verdades que proliferan en el ámbito de la nutrición. Al eliminar las grasas de la dieta, no solo nos privamos de extraordinarios beneficios para nuestra salud, sino que también saboteamos cualquier esfuerzo encaminado a perder peso. A pesar de que provienen de corrientes marcadamente distintas en lo que respecta a alimentación sana y pérdida de peso, ambos autores –Jonny Bowden, reconocido nutricionista, y Steven Masley,...

There are many types of weather. Different types of weather make us feel different things. This Spanish book introduces students to the concept of weather. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young students as they improve their reading skills. A fun and easy science experiment and Your Turn! activity provide more in-depth opportunities for additional learning. Nonfiction text features include a glossary and an index. Engage students in learning with this dynamic text!