Timba el tigre (Timba the Tiger)

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.

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...

The varied projects in this volume present readers with more than a dozen lenses through which to learn about the progress and impact of the Industrial Revolution, and the tide of industrialization it unleashed, in the United States. Broad questions prompt readers to engage with major themes in civics, geography, economics, and history. A wealth of background information helps readers understand how these themes play out in the context of the profound shifts in the American economy and society that took place in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Vanessa Len debuta con Only a monster, una maravillosa novela young adult con toques de fantasía oscura, amor y rencillas familiares. Nunca lo olvides: nadie puede saber lo que eres, lo que somos. No hables sobre nosotros... ¡No hables sobre los monstruos! Joan ha descubierto una terrible verdad: tanto ella como su familia son monstruos con poderes extraordinarios. Por si esto fuese poco, su compañero de trabajo no es un chico cualquiera, sino un legendario asesino y cazador de monstruos que hará lo que haga falta para destruir a su familia. Para salvarse a sí misma y a sus seres...