The Math Teacher

Advances in science have changed our world, all thanks to the scientists behind important discoveries. Some of the most important discoveries have come from female scientists, who were as unique for their work as they were for being trailblazers in a male-dominated industry. This text offers a biographical treatment of such important scientists as Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Jane Goodall, as well as others who have made it possible for women of the future to have a career in science. Age-appropriate text, fact boxes, historical and modern images, and a comprehensive timeline complete the...

Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor 2018 ALA Notable Children's Book 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2017 Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017 Smithsonian Top Ten Best Children's Book of 2017 Frida Kahlo y sus Animalitos, written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra, is based on the life of one of the world's most influential painters, Frida Kahlo, and the animals that inspired her art and life. Brown's story recounts Frida's beloved pets—two monkeys, a parrot, three dogs, two turkeys, an eagle, a black cat, and a fawn—and playfully...

«Ni en vida de Pessoa ni póstumamente ha aparecido un volumen con el título de El regreso de los dioses, a pesar de que el poeta acariciase la idea de publicarlo desde el otoño de 1917», explica Ángel Crespo, responsable de la edición y la traducción del presente libro. Nos hallamos, pues, ante un acontecimiento de singular importancia: la reconstrucción, en la medida de lo posible, de un libro proyectado por Pessoa, esencial en su trayectoria, y disperso hasta hoy en materiales sueltos. El neopaganismo, el sensacionismo, el sebastianismo son algunos de los principales puntos de...

Few kids can resist jumping into a big puddle. Getting wet can be fun. Learning to describe objects as wet can be fun, too, as evidenced in the bright, entertaining photographs and simple, engaging text in this motivating book. Readers will love to identify the objects within these pages, selected to appeal to them, and use the objects to comprehend new vocabulary words in corresponding sentences.