Florence Nightingale

Defines pulleys, explains their functions, and suggests simple experiments to demonstrate how they work.

Solar Energy Is Explained. Included In This Book Is Where It Comes From, Who Uses It, And The Positive And Negative Benefits Of Using It. Correlated To Common Core, Texas TEKS, Virginia Sols, And Georgia Performance Standards.

This collection of four titles approaches the four essential ethical topics of the virtues of listening, prudence, patience, and effort. Each of these virtues is highlighted through illustrated mini stories so children can understand the importance of nurturing and strengthening them in themselves and in others.

Clara y Jorge acaban de mudarse a una urbanización porque la convivencia con los vecinos del edificio donde vivían era insoportable. Esperan que ahora todo sea diferente, pero arrastran un secreto oscuro del que no pueden librarse y, aunque sus nuevos vecinos los acogen con entusiasmo, pronto descubrirán cosas terribles de su pasado que abrirán una grieta insalvable entre ellos. Los perros siempre ladran al anochecer es un relato de suspense que se lee de un tirón y que al mismo tiempo arroja luz sobre la condición humana, las dudas que lastran la existencia y la dificultad de enterrar...

Plymouth Rock chickens and Silkie chickens are just a couple of the many breeds of chickens living on farms. Readers will learn how farmers raise chickens and what different breeds are called. This high-interest book combines eye-catching photographs with manageable text to best reach its readers. Readers will love learning chicken fun facts, while gaining an understanding of why chickens are farmyard staples. Text is supported by a variety of tools, including a picture glossary, table of contents, index, and additional websites.

Discusses the difference between secrets that are fun to keep and those that make people unhappy, and encourages youngsters to confide in their parents or another trusted adult such painful matters as bullying or improper touching.