La Energía Solar (Solar Energy)

This inspiring biographical series ties in with elementary history, science, and social studies curricula, providing teachers with a valuable interdisciplinary resource. With these books, young readers will discover historical figures who devoted their lives to making the world a better place, and changed the course of history. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Follows the life and career of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with diseases.

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

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.

Learn how to help others in your community. This exciting Spanish nonfiction book describes the many ways that volunteers make a difference, from cleaning up parks to helping in food banks. Perfect for young readers, the book includes a short fiction stor

Introduce students to what it takes to be a good leader using this Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Engaging, primary source documents and images that support the text will inspire children to practice being a good leader! Early readers will build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge while learning about leadership.

El asesinato de Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) fijó la imagen de "La casa de Bernarda Alba" como la obra máxima de toda una dramaturgia. Con este drama en el que unos personajes y un espacio se encadenan con suprema maestría a una pasión estéril ?el amor no conseguido- cuya liberación sacrificial es la muerte, el poeta granadino llegó, en efecto, a una cumbre similar a la alcanzada por las más grandes creaciones del teatro clásico y contemporáneo. Mario Hernández fija rigurosamente en la presente edición el texto de esta tragedia en la que la tiranía de unas normas sociales...