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.

Aunque el Diccionario de la Biblia de A. van den Born, H. Haag y S. de Ausejo (Herder, Barcelona 1963, 9 ed. ,1987) siga siendo un instrumento sin parangón en su género, se hacía indispensable una revisión completa que tuviese en cuenta las investigaciones, descubrimientos y nuevos interrogantes planteados a la Biblia durante el último cuarto de siglo. Herder brinda ahora al lector la posibilidad de tener en sus manos el resultado de esta tarea de revisión, que durante tres años ha mantenido en vilo a un equipo del "Centro: Informática y Biblia" de Maredsous, bajo los auspicios de un...

Beginning readers will enjoy learning decomposing numbers 11-19 with this brightly illustrated Spanish book. With vibrant images and easy-to-read text, this full-color text uses a real-world example of riding the bus to teach math concepts in an everyday setting. Students will develop their math and reading skills and be introduced to early STEM themes as they count the passengers getting on and off the bus. The Math Talk section includes questions that will increase understanding of basic math and reading concepts and develop students' speaking and listening skills. Learning math is fun and...

" A Daniel, el trabajo en la oficina le resulta muy aburrido; su vida se ha vuelto de color gris. Por si fuera poco, descubre que, en los momentos más inesperados, se eleva desde el suelo. ¡Menudo problema!... ¿Qué puede hacer, por ejemplo, para cubrirse con la manta si la cama se ha quedado abajo y él está durmiendo en el aire?... Pero decide aprovechar su extraña facultad, y entonces... "

Latin America’s population is estimated to be well over half a billion people, almost one-tenth of the world’s population, living in thirty-three different countries and territories. This engrossing book explores the people of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies and provides extensive detail on their diverse cultures. An authoritative overview of the varied and rich traditions of each of these regions is presented, as well as a thorough discussion of the religions, languages, and ethnicities of Latin Americans.