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...

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.

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.

Many people take the Internet for granted. But there are places that lack Internet access. Being connected helps people connect, and new ideas are being developed and tested to bring the Internet to more of the world. This Spanish nonfiction book will keep students engaged in reading about Internet access as they build their literacy, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Important text features include a glossary, index, and table of contents. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity require students to connect back to the text as they develop their higher-order thinking skills. Check It...

It is the third Monday in January and school is closed. But do you know why? It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Turn the pages of this book to find out what dream Dr. King shared with the world, who Mohandas Gandhi was, how one brave woman helped Martin Luther King Jr. change history. Each book in the Holiday Histories series describes one of America's holidays or special days. Explore the history of each day and learn the real reason why it is important. Discover what special meaning each day might have for you.

La vida es una historia que siempre acaba mal, precisamente porque siempre acaba. A su través, nos tropezamos con aventuras, amorosas o no, con desastres y con recuperaciones aparentes. Todo es móvil en ella, cambiante... A ese desenfreno vital se refieren estas historias, esperanzadas hasta en su desesperanza, en las que el amor no es un destino, sino un intransferible cometido.

¿Por qué se lamentan los cuervos de Morrigan? ¡Solo los británicos con corazones que aman la verdadera libertad lo saben! En el año 43 d.C., la conquista romana de Britania parece inminente, hasta que un encuentro casual entre Prasutago, rey de los icenos y una esclava fugitiva de linaje real de la tribu hedua en la Galia cambia el destino de las islas británicas para siempre. ¡Sublévese por la libertad con la verdadera historia de Boudicca, la reina britana de los icenos y descubra una de las historias más inspiradoras jamás escrita! Basada en los relatos del historiador romano...