Calentamiento global (Global Warming)

Nearly 75% of planet Earth is covered in water and 96% of it is found in the ocean. We know more about outer space than we know about the depths of the ocean, but through the use of modern technology, scientists are shedding light on the Earth’s hidden underwater world. This nonfiction Spanish book explores the Earth’s oceans in depth and introduces students to new concepts, vocabulary terms, and STEM topics. Aligned to state and national standards, the leveled text supports students reading at above-, below-, and on-grade level. The fun lab activity encourages students to think like...

Jugar con el balón es el juego que más les gusta a los niños incluso hoy en día, porque corresponde a su afán de movimiento, a su afán lúdico. Este libro se ocupa de la primera base y de la formación de base y del entrenamiento con niños de 4 a 14 años. Comprende la edad preescolar (de 4 a 6 años), la edad escolar temprana (de 7 a 9 años), la mejor edad de aprendizaje motor ( de 10 a 13 años) así como la fase de la pubescencia. El libro da indicaciones, explica principios y métodos que faciliten el empleo útil de la multitud de formas de ejercicios y juegos ofrecidos, teniendo ...

This compare-and-contrast text explains the technology we seldom feel we can go without; the phone, computer, and camera. Readers learn the difference between old and new versions of each. New vocabulary such as 'stationary' and 'portable' are introduced. A picture-word glossary is included.

Insectos is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.