¿Está mojado? (What Is Wet?)

When people think of soft things, they immediately conjure up images of furry bunnies and similarly textured animals and objects. This inviting book helps young readers to do the same, as learning about textures is an important tenet of the early elementary curriculum. Carefully selected photographs of soft objects make the concept of texture clear to the reader as well as aid in vocabulary acquisition.

Anyone who has ever gotten drenched in a rainstorm knows what it is to be dry, but learning to identify objects as dry can be tricky for the youngest learners. This beneficial book teaches readers how to classify familiar objects as wet or dry with short, achievable sentences carefully constructed for vocabulary acquisition. The accessible narrative is accompanied by bright, interesting photographs of the objects.

Recounts the life of the Puerto Rican baseball star from his childhood poverty to his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and discusses his humanitarian efforts, his untimely death, and his contributions to the sport.

"Un hombre deja sin comer durante tres días a la perra de su hermano, por miedo a que ella lo ataque, mientras el hermano prodiga cuidados a su madre moribunda; otro hombre finge interesarse en comprar el departamento donde pasó su infancia, cuando en realidad sólo quiere imponer a los inquilinos que lo ocupan la misma disposición de los muebles de cuando su familia vivía ahí; una apacible carrera rutinaria en una pista de atletismo degenera en una batalla tribal por la supervivencia, al descomponerse el alumbrado; dos hombres que no se conocen esperan dos camiones que viajan en sentido ...

This title will take readers throughout the beautiful Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island. Readers will learn the park's size, and the important plants, animals, and natural features that make it unique. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.

La abuela de Iván, Sophie, Tanya y Nicholas resulta a veces un poco loca, confunde caras, nombres y no sabe ni en qué día vive, pero cuando sus hijos deciden llevarla a una residencia de ancianos, sus cuatro nietos buscarán una solución divertida y llena de ternura para que esto no ocurra. Así comienzan el Proyecto Abuelita, plan para hacer cambiar de opinión a sus progenitores y poder seguir disfrutando de la compañía de su excéntrica abuela.