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...

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.

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.

Desde la más remota antigüedad las personas han sentido fascinación por la luna, el astro más cercano a nuestro planeta. Los babilonios y los aztecas, por ejemplo, confeccionaron calendarios muy precisos basándose en las observaciones de la luna. Nuestro satélite natural en el momento en que se encuentra más cerca de la tierra está a 365.000 kilómetros de distancia. El estudio de la luna tuvo un gran impulso cuando el gran científico italiano Galileo Galilei inventó el telescopio en 1610 y con ayuda de este instrumento pudo realizar interesantes observaciones que le permitieron...

Beirut es una novela que se ha metido en mí, que me ha absorbido y me ha convertido en uno de sus muchos personajes -secundarios para la ciudad: sin embargo, resulta imposible concebirla sin nosotros, sus criaturas de ficción verdadera-, obligándome a merodear entre sus cubiertas, a deslizarme entre sus páginas ya escritas, aventurándome hacia las que aún permanecen sin escribir, acompañada conforme avanzo hacia el final por la misma gente que me incita a vivir.

Uncover some of the most infamous disasters in the world including the Hindenburg, the sinking of the Titanic, the Dust Bowl, BP oil spill, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, and the Chernobyl disaster in this shocking book. With its intriguing facts, vivid images, helpful graphs and maps, and informational text, this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title will keep readers informed, engaged, and interested from cover to cover.

Todos somos humanos del mismo planeta en búsqueda de felicidad, de tranquilidad y de nuestros sueños. Y todos nos enfrentamos a las diferentes dualidades de la vida: ÉXITO/ FRACASO, SEGURIDAD/ INSEGURIDAD, HALAGO/ CRÍTICA, AMOR/ DESAMOR... Escribí este libro porque sentí que podía ayudarte de alguna forma con esto. Aquí encontrarás muchas anécdotas sobre cómo lidié con prejuicios y cómo logré cumplir esos sueños (que alguna vez me dijeron que eran imposibles), además de algunos consejos. Desde mi corazón espero que llegues a sentir mis experiencias como tuyas, porque bien...