Siglo XXII: El futuro del espacio

¿Cómo involucras realmente a los estudiantes en el aprendizaje de la historia? Cuando los estudiantes establecen conexiones personales con la asignatura, están mucho más motivados para aprender. Este libro en español proporciona relatos de la historia de primera mano que brindan una visión personal de los eventos históricos. Los estudiantes aprenderán cómo era la vida de las personas que viven en las Colonias del Sur. Con un diseño visualmente atractivo, este libro presenta texto cautivador, datos divertidos, barras laterales y líneas de tiempo que ayudan a los estudiantes a...

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.

Elementary readers will get a look into space exploration as they move through this fascinating nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. Readers will discover galaxies like the Milky Way, the effect gravity has on the inner and outer planets, comets, asteroids, constellations, and what measures scientists are taking to learn more about the vast body of the universe and more, including the Hubble Telescope and the Mars Rover. With vivid images, intriguing facts, informational text, a glossary, and a list of helpful websites, this text encourages readers to discover what they...

Readers are given helpful information about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, including narcotics, hallucinogens, and prescription medications in this Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Through detailed images, diagrams, informational text, an index, a glossary of terms, and a list of websites that provide additional information, readers are given the tools and information they need to educate themselves about addiction, drug abuse, the health and social issues that drugs and alcohol can cause, and how to say no to peer pressure.

"«A mi padre lo mataron una tarde que hacía mucho sol, aunque no lo supimos en ese momento. Él estaba del otro lado del mundo, en la selva oscura de Angola.» La infancia de Ernesto termina con esa noticia, a los doce años, un día que regresa de jugar en el bosque de La Habana. A los ojos de los demás se ha convertido en el hijo de un héroe enviado, como tantos otros cubanos, a la guerra de Angola. Bajo el peso de esa responsabilidad, Ernesto comenzará a percibir la contradictoria realidad de la Revolución y a indagar obsesivamente sobre el largo periodo de la presencia cubana en...

Discover new friends in this second title of the collection: the penguin, the dog, the fox, the polar bear, the bee, and the crocodile. This fabric book, soft to the touch, includes a sound chip on the cover, pages that make sounds when touched, and colored labels to stimulate children's play.

En El fascinante mundo de... las serpientes aprenderás que algunas especies son capaces de tragarse huevos enteros de gran tamaño. Verás cómo se enroscan las serpientes constrictoras alrededor de sus presas. Comprobarás que algunas especies detectan a los animales de sangre caliente. Descubrirás que no todas las serpienes son venenosas... y muchas más cosas sobre su fascinante mundo.

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!