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

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...

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.

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...

Cuando apareció por primera vez «El roedor de Fortimbrás», hace más de 30 años, Vicente Aleixandre dijo de ella que «es una novela tensa y extrema, que opera en claves del hombre hasta el anonadamiento. Es un libro patético, con un arte dificilísimo que en Suárez parece sumo y natural y que hunde al espectador al timpo que le ilumina. Nunca me he sentido tan en presencia de una vocación como en el caso de Gonzalo Suárez, solo y con todos, rodeado de las más adversas condiciones del medio, pero insobornable».

Advise yourself! Jump into Pigeon English and experience the jubilant, infectious voice of Harrison Opoku--a boy awed by the city, obsessed with gummy candy, a friend to everyone he meets. See why he is bo-styles. How being the fastest runner in Year 7 makes him dope-fine. And how crazy things get when Harri and his best friend launch their own investigation into the murder of a classmate and one of the Dell Farm Crew's hutious criminals feels them closing in on him. You'll want this book to last donkey hours, and you'll see why Harri is truly a "hero for our times." Like Room . . . and The...

Cuarenta almas que nos hablan desde la muerte en primera persona. Todas narran su vida y su muerte, escribiendo su historia en el gran libro de la biblioteca de Demétere, ciudad donde recalan las almas antes de marchar a su siguiente destino: la brillante ciudad de la luz, Sulmina (paradigma del cielo), o la terrible ciudad de Hécate (el infierno).

Por medio de prosa simple il dulce, las Ilustrationes vivas , de este tierno libro anina al comportamiento positivo asi muestra a los ninos que facil y gratificante es expresar como ser simpatico, apreciado y amado todos los dias.