La búsqueda de la velocidad: Los vehículos (The Quest for Speed: Vehicles) (Spanish Version)

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.

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.

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.

Learn how a designer's sketch becomes the fashion we wear and how a designer uses math and geometry to make their designs successful in this fashion-filled book! Including information about the fashion industry, clothing fabrics, patterns, and textures, readers learn all about the different aspects of the fashion industry. With a glossary, index, vivid images, informational text, and interesting facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book with engage students from beginning to end.

Lecturas graficas DE IMPACTO combine engaging topics, exciting illustrations, and carefully leveled text, appropriate for young readers. This series includes titles from a variety of genres-nonfiction, adventure, mystery, riddles, etc.-and provides cross-curricular connections to Math, Social Studies, and Science topics.

Atractivo álbum de divulgación científica dirigido a niños y niñas de entre 6 y 9 años que destaca por la calidad de sus ilustraciones y la accesibilidad de la información. Un viaje al pasado remoto de la Tierra. Quizá los trilobites no sean tan espectaculares como los grandes dinosaurios. Sin embargo, estos pequeños seres prehistóricos -los cuales vivieron durante el periodo Cámbrico, es decir hace 542 millones de años-, tienen mucho que decirnos sobre el pasado remoto de la Tierra y sobre los seres vivos en general. Su fascinante anatomía, por ejemplo, guarda curiosas...

Este libro tiene como finalidad ayudar al aprendizaje de las Matemáticas en Educación Primaria (6-12 años) mediante el juego, con materiales elaborados por el profesorado y a veces, incluso, por el propio alumnado. Los contenidos están organizados según el currículo de esta área: numeración, operaciones, magnitudes y medidas, geometría y estadística y probabilidad.

A land of extremes, from active volcanic peaks to dense rain forests, Guatemala has sustained great civilizations and attracted foreign conquerors. While shadows of its vicious, decades-long civil war still linger, Guatemala's people work toward peace and stability in the face of corruption and impunity. Illuminating photographs, insightful facts, and informative sidebars help the reader discover what it's like to live in today's Guatemala, its ancient beginnings, dramatic landscape, rich culture, resilient people, and more.