Hora de recreo (Recess Time)

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.

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 explores California’s unique geography: the coastal region, the Central Valley, the mountain region, and the desert region. 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...

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.

The story of a family that left Cuba for Venezuela and ended up in Miami. Family members are shown celebrating a birthday, making music and playing together. -- La historia de una familia que se fueron de Cuba para Venezuela y por fin llegaron en Miami. Se ven los miembros de la familia celebrando un cumpleaños, tocando música y jugando juntos.

Publicada hace casi una década (2012), Nadie es eterno de Alejandro José López ha venido a consolidarse entre el público lector y la crítica literaria como una de las más destacadas novelas contemporáneas de Colombia. Sus historias recogen los trágicos hechos de la llamada Masacre de Trujillo, ocurrida a inicios de los años 90. Sin embargo, la calidad narrativa lleva esta novela más allá del caso criminal y le permite contar las profundas transformaciones que el narcotráfico y el sicariato efectuaron sobre el conjunto de la sociedad colombiana. El amplio mosaico de sus personajes...

Rhyming text and photographs follow a pumpkin patch as it grows and changes, from seeds to plants to pumpkins ready to harvest, to jack-o-lanterns and then to seeds again. Simultaneous.

En esta ocasión Oda, acompañada de su amigo Henrick, vivirán mil aventuras dentro de las grandes películas del cine, pudiendo conocer de primera mano a los personajes, los actores y los directores cinematográficos más importantes.