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

Where is your brain exactly? What does it do? Use your brain to read this engaging, Spanish-translated title and learn all about it!

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.

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...

Biografía en la que el personaje de relieve universal, relata su vida, su obra y el ambiente del mundo en el que vivió. La rica ilustración, inspirada en la época, nos permite sumergirnos en su tiempo y su entorno. Nacido en Porbandar, una ciudad relativamente pequeña del oeste de la India, este hombre de aspecto enjuto y envuelto en una simple sábana, al que llamarían Mahatma (Alma Grande), dedicó toda su vida a demostrar que la violencia es la peor forma de luchar por la igualdad entre opresores y oprimidos y entre ricos y pobres. Ejercitando una vida austera y ejemplar, en la que...

We use machines every day, but most of us don't understand how they work. When they break down, most of us have no idea how to fix them. Mechanics are the masters of machines. Readers learn that mechanics work on vehicles, including cars, boats, and buses. They use special tools to take them apart and fix what's wrong, and they use their experience and technology to diagnose problems. They often work long hours, sometimes in bad weather, to get us where we need to go. Your readers will see that mechanics keep our world moving and growing.

Al capitán Jakab Störr las mujeres siempre le han desconcertado. Razón de más para evitarlas... hasta que irrumpe en su vida Lizzy, la adorable y encantadora Lizzy, la pícara y coqueta francesita por la que el rudo capitán beberá los vientos... y recogerá tempestades. Porque pronto, tal vez demasiado, el matrimonio revelará su calidad de espejismo: la volubilidad de la bella Lizzy, sus medias verdades, su variable estado de ánimo y la convicción secreta del capitán de que su mujer le engaña con otro acabarán sumiendo a Störr en un maremoto de emociones y desengaños que dará...

Ever wonder how a balloon is made? Follow the journey of a balloon from its beginnings as gooey sap in a tree to its completion at a rubber factory. You'll be surprised to discover what a balloon started out as and how it becomes the bright, air-filled decoration that you enjoy today.