Mi Primer Libro de Lectura

Luis Suárez is known as one of the best soccer players in the world. He has won trophies, championships, league titles, and can shoot goals with either foot. As gifted a player as he is, Suárez is also known to be a controversial figure in the sports world. This book draws young soccer fans in with bright photographs of the exciting sport in action. Cool fact boxes are also sprinkled throughout the book to support the text. Readers will get an inside look at Suárez's achievements, his struggles, and his amazing athleticism.

Readers are given helpful information about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, including narcotics, hallucinogens, and prescription medications in this Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Through detailed images, diagrams, informational text, an index, a glossary of terms, and a list of websites that provide additional information, readers are given the tools and information they need to educate themselves about addiction, drug abuse, the health and social issues that drugs and alcohol can cause, and how to say no to peer pressure.

"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 ...

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.