Un Dia en la vida de un bombero / A Day in the Life of a Fire Fighter

This Spanish-translated nonfiction title gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational text and stunning facts, readers discover important aspects of keeping communities safe, including what's inside the patrol car, K-9 units,...

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Discover what it takes to be an Emergency Room doctor in this enlightening, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Readers learn about the hard work and dedication it takes to have a career as an ER doctor and what a typical day is like in the emergency room. From medical school to residency, medical symptoms to diagnosis, children will learn all about the steps it takes to get involved in this profession. This engaging title features vivid photos, helpful charts and diagrams, informational text, a glossary of terms, and an interview with a real life ER doctor to...

La neurocientífica, Nazareth Castellanos, explica a los más pequeños en este maravilloso cuento ilustrado cómo funciona el cerebro y cómo cuidarlo para hacerlo crecer. Todos sabemos dónde está el cerebro, pero ¿para qué sirve? ¿Sabías que está formado por un bosque? Sí, sí, ¡por un bosque de neuronas! ¿Y sabías que esas neuronas se envían cartas entre sí para dar instrucciones al resto del cuerpo? ¡Todo esto y mucho más lo aprenderás junto a Alicia y la coneja Cajal! A través de coloridas ilustraciones, sencillas metáforas y pequeñas cajitas de información, los más...

Explores snakes and describes how they move, hunt, eat and mate. Includes fact boxes with information about snake life.

Quinto título de la colección "Enigmas". ¡Nuevos enigmas para resolver! Pon a prueba tu capacidad para resolver misterios, esta vez con 25 enigmas de la ciencia. Cada enigma responde a una teoría o principio científico. Resuelve los misterios y conviértete en un verdadero científico. ¡Juega, experimenta y aprende!

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover. Their theories—and the discoveries that prove and disprove them—are highlighted in this fascinating volume, full of awe-inspiring facts and incredible breakthroughs. Readers will feel like anthropologists and archaeologists themselves as they read about bones and artifacts, and what they reveal about the ancient cultures that roamed...