El fuerte

There is a contest at a school to design a new playground. The students use blocks to build their models. As they build, they use three-dimensional shapes. Some students build a train out of blocks for the younger students to play on. Can you guess which three-dimensional shape they use for the train's wheels? Read to find out which design wins.

Introduce young readers to three-dimensional shapes with this exciting title! This Spanish-translated book follows the story of a contest to design a new playground. Challenge children to understand the concept of three-dimensional shapes, teaching them useful terms like dimension, height, width, face, base, and vertex. Young readers will use STEM skills to learn how to recognize new three-dimensional shapes like cubes, cylinders, and pyramids all around the playground! Let these vibrant images, clear examples, and helpful mathematical diagrams make geometry easy and fun!

Twirling tornadoes, horrific hurricanes, deadly dust storms, and blowing blizzards. Depending where you live, you may have experienced one of these extreme storms. Although being caught in extreme weather can be dangerous, being prepared can save your life. This nonfiction Spanish book introduces students to extreme weather, and teaches them important scientific concepts and vocabulary. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the fun lab activity provides a real-world learning experience that ...

Bacteria have a slimy reputation. They're too small to see with the human eye, so it's easy to let them slip past unnoticed. But, bacteria are part of our daily lives. In fact, they affect everything from milk to our moods. Get ready to zoom in on the hidden world of bacteria and explore the many ways that bacteria are being used in the modern world. This nonfiction reader seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach multiplication of mixed numbers. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build...

Pablo Pineda es el primer europeo con Síndrome de Down en obtener un título universitario. Maestro, escritor, y actor, irradia carisma e ilusión por aprender. Esta es su entrañable historia, que nos recuerda que la única discapacidad es la de no entender que todos tenemos capacidades diferentes. Pablo Pineda is the first European with Down Syndrome to obtain a university degree. A teacher, a writer, and an actor, he radiates charisma and the will to learn. This is his endearing story, which reminds us that the only disability is not understanding that all of us have different abilities....

María Sklodovska, conocida años más tarde como Marie Curie, nació en Varsovia en el seno de una familia de escasos medios. Mientras su infancia transcurrió en la Polonia ocupada por los rusos, de joven logró viajar a París para estudiar física y matemáticas, y allí conoció al físico Pierre Curie. Comienza entonces, en un pequeño cobertizo, una de las grandes aventuras científicas de todos los tiempos. Gracias al esfuerzo, la perseverancia y el compromiso con la ciencia, descubrirá el radio, que posee propiedades terribles, pero que, sabiamente dirigido, puede ayudar a curar el...