La Tierra y la luna (Earth and Moon)

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 ...

Compara tu tamaño con el de un rosado flamenco, observa coloridos insectos más pequeños que una uña, encuentra a los reyes del camuflaje y asómbrate ante el gran pico multicolor del tucán. Un libro con increíbles fotografías y enormes páginas para desplegar y ver a los animales ¡en tamaño natural! Un libro desplegable que provoca el asombro y despierta la curiosidad. Otros libros de la serie: Enanos y mastodontes

Corea del Norte es el único país del mundo donde el título de presidente lo ostenta un difunto, el gran líder Kim Il Sung. Así empieza la narración de este libro en el cual el periodista Roger Mateos realiza una crónica de su viaje a un país hermético, del que desconocemos casi todo, y cuyo régimen gubernamental de origen comunista ha sobrevivido a todos los cambios de la escena política internacional. Durante unos días de julio del año 2004, un grupo de periodistas es invitado a visitar el país, participando en una expedición bajo el nombre de Marcha Internacional por la Paz y ...

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...

Reader beware! The biography of R. L. Stine, author of the hugely popular Goosebumps series, is a scary-good time! R. L. Stine began writing stories at the age of nine, after finding a typewriter in his family's attic. (Was it a haunted typewriter? Who can be sure?) Often referred to as the "Stephen King of children's literature," R.L. has created some of the scariest books to have ever been passed around a campfire, leaving readers wide awake at night. With over 400 million copies of his horror fiction novels sold across the world, R.L. Stine is one of the best-selling authors in history.