Exploremos el ciclo de la roca (Exploring the Rock Cycle)

When winter hits, many people in colder climates spend most of their time indoors. But what do wild animals do? Some animals spend winters hibernating. Beginning readers will learn what hibernation is, why some animals hibernate and others don't, and how hibernating animals prepare for their long sleep. Full-color photographs grab readers' attention and allow them to draw connections to the narrative. Readers will love learning about this mysterious, restful time in some animals' lives.

Diamonds and salt are both minerals, but diamonds are more rare than salt. Curious readers will learn what physical and chemical conditions must be present for minerals to form. They'll discover how minerals are identified and how they are used in daily life. Informative and interesting text presents readers with this science content in a fun way. A graphic organizer shows how different minerals are identified and fact boxes provide readers with exciting supplementary information.

Take a trip around the world and learn about the Earth’s different climate zones! Students will learn the difference between climate and weather, and study the characteristics of low-latitude, mid-latitude, and high-latitude climates. This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms as they learn about tropical rainforests, savannas, deserts, grasslands, taiga forests, deciduous forests, and tundra. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the...

This book teaches kids about what rainbows are and how water, sunlight, and a little bit of science creates them. The book is complete with labeled images when needed, simple text, and more facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.

«Hace cinco días que la nave tiene abierta una vía de agua en la popa, en la bodega las bombas de achique no responden, no se divisa la costa, la tripulación empieza a lanzar al mar parte de la carga—primero, la de los propietarios menos importantes; la pimienta nunca, ya que es propiedad del rey—, los carpinteros de a bordo se ven impotentes y ni siquiera se sienten capaces de informar de la situación a los oficiales, el contramaestre está enfermo, el piloto equivoca el rumbo, los pasajeros protestan inconscientes de lo que ocurre, empieza a llover y a soplar un fuerte viento que...

En este libro, ARTURO RAMONEDA ofrece un manual sencillo que puede resultar de gran utilidad tanto para el profesor como el estudiante que haya de enfrentarse al análisis y comentario de un texto cualquiera. EL COMENTARIO DE TEXTOS: UNA GUÍA PRÁCTICA se divide en dos partes. La primera está integrada por cinco apartados que contienen numerosos ejemplos que sirven para ilustrar la parte teórica. En la segunda se incluyen diversos textos comentados y, junto a las muestras de autores clásicos y contemporáneos (Jorge Manrique, Miguel de Cervantes, Calderón de la Barca, Leandro Fernández...