Amor y otros vicios

This Spanish-translated biography introduces readers to Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Featuring lively images and inspirational text in conjunction with a helpful glossary, index, and timeline of Robinson's life, this title will engage readers as they read about Jackie's life as a college athlete, his start in the Negro League, his stand against segregation, and how he became the first person to ever get named Rookie of the Year.

In the United States, the ability to take informed action is becoming increasingly necessary, and difficult. This book delves into the importance of being informed and explains how not all sources of information are equal. Readers are introduced to the scientific method as a way of testing information for credibility. Students will also learn how to turn credible information into action by forming groups, protesting, contacting elected representatives, and possibly even running for office themselves someday.

Engineers have built some incredible things. But with every new feat, there is failure. Readers will learn about engineering feats and failures like the Titanic, the Hindenburg, the Hoover Dam, and more in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. This book features brilliant images, charts, and intriguing facts in conjunction with informational text and mathematics skills to keep readers active and engaged.

Siempre está encima de nosotros y por eso parece que lo sabemos todo sobre él, pero el cielo encierra un tesoro escondido: el secreto del tiempo y el principio de todo. Mirar hacia arriba en busca de estrellas y planetas se convierte así en un viaje increíble en busca de los límites del Universo hasta llegar al Big Bang, la explosión que dio origen a todo. Su destello de luz ha llegado hasta nosotros como una voz del pasado. Escuchándola, descubriremos que estamos hechos del mismo material del que están hechas las estrellas, que nacen, brillan y mueren, como nosotros. En este...