Tiempo extremo (Extreme Weather)

Learn about the Earth and the Moon with this engaging Spanish science reader. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary including the phases of the Moon, the movement of the Earth around the sun, and the rotation of the Earth. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, bold font, and detailed images to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical thinking skills.

Samuel, el gran profeta y consejero, ha muerto. El rey Saúl ahora gobierna la tierra de Israel. Pero, a medida que los filisteos se preparan para luchar contra los israelitas, el reinado de Saúl está a punto de terminar. Reza desesperadamente para pedirle ayuda a Dios, pero Él no le responde. Dios, al parecer, le ha abandonado. Tomando el asunto en sus propias manos, Saúl se arriesga y consulta con la bruja de Endor para obtener respuestas. Pero incluso los reyes deben escuchar y obedecer a Dios... Con muchas coloridas ilustraciones y verdades bíblicas, “La bruja de Endor” es parte...

Relatos de un hombre solo, de Michael Sixto, es un libro que, como una cámara cercana, sobrevuela y retrata la existencia de hombres y mujeres atados por lazos comunes como la frustración, la rutina, el aburrimiento y, por supuesto, la soledad. Algunos tratan de encontrar la salida a este entorno hostil,otros rompen drásticamente con el camino que parece preestablecido por la sociedad, y hay quienes también tienen en la rutina el arma más poderosa para hacer frente a los acontecimientos del día a día, pero como, al fin y al cabo, este es un libro sobre la existencia, hay también...

Helps parents mitigate the drastic and often traumatic effects a divorce or parental separation has on children, from preschool age through the teens, by helping them open up frank and honest dialog geared to the child's specific age level, so that each child can cope with the natural feelings of loss, sadness, rejection, and abandonment that occur with such life-changing events.

Bloomsbury Scientists is the story of the network of scientists and artists living in a square mile of London before and after the First World War. This inspired group of men and women viewed creativity and freedom as the driving force behind nature, and each strove to understand this in their own inventive way. Their collective energy changed the social mood of the era and brought a new synthesis of knowledge to ideas in science and art. Class barriers were threatened as power shifted from the landed oligarchy to those with talent and the will to make a difference.