La Energía Solar (Solar Energy)

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

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

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.

Las aventuras de Makia, Cereza y Escarlata. Tres jóvenes brujas que tendrán que descubrir cuáles son sus poderes especiales en la Escuela de Brujas de la Ciudad Mágica de Abracadabra. Formato especial para lectura en tabletas.

Malika tiene nueve años y acaba de llegar de Marruecos con su madre y sus hermanos para reunirse con su padre. Su vida aquí es muy distinta y, como echa muchísimo de menos a su abuela, decide escribirle contándole todo lo que le pasa y siente. Así nace un blog, vistoso y vital, que convierte a Malika en una observadora excepcional de esta cultura tan distinta a la suya. ¡Ah! Y además inventa mil y un planes para traer a la abuela. ¿Lo conseguirá?

Introduce students to different parts of the United States with this nonfiction Spanish-translated book. Through various maps, including physical, political, and thematic, readers will learn the geography of the U.S., and be inspired to create a map of their own! Simple informational text features help students navigate the text, while primary source documents and images help build literacy skills and social studies content knowledge.

Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory, and pain, of being Latino American. Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such...