Un Dia en la vida de un bombero / A Day in the Life of a Fire Fighter

Integrate science, history, and math into literacy lessons with these high-interest, Spanish-translated books. Topics such as space exploration, endangered animals and money management are designed to engage and inform students. Sophisticated graphics, interactive text features promote critical thinking hand help students build vocabulary and increase visual literacy skills.

This nonfiction Spanish-translated reader gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational text and stunning facts, readers discover important aspects of keeping communities safe, including what's inside the patrol car, K-9 units,...

Come find out what professional Crime Scene investigators do to solve a crime in this Spanish-translated nonfiction book! With detailed images and fascinating facts, readers learn about forensic science, criminal investigative evidence, and crime scene searches. This book includes an interview with a real-life CSI and a glossary, index, and list of useful sources. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Hop on that big red truck for a real adventure! Being a firefighter takes a lot of hard work. Early elementary readers learn about the important responsibilities it takes to be a firefighter--from the fire equipment to living in the fire station. With vivid photos and images, a timetable of firefighting history, informational, Spanish-translated text, and intriguing facts, this book will have readers engaged and eager to learn all about this stimulating occupation. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

"Toda verdadera filosofía debe ser realizable en la existencia humana. Filosofía de la Vida. En estas palabras está el anhelo más profundo de renovación de nuestra manera de pensar, intuir y vivir. Filosofía empapada en todos aquellos acontecimientos que hacen del hombre un ser eminentemente consciente de su finalidad social. Las mejores investigaciones de la Filosofía, han sido aquellas que han tratado de realizar la existencia humana en todas sus manifestaciones. Y puede decirse, sin exageración, que es más noble, más profunda y verdadera una filosofía cuanto más se acerca a la...

Learn about Californians who have made a difference! Students will learn about important Californians including John Muir, Dorothea Lange, Sally Ride, and Ansel Adams with this nonfiction text that builds students’ reading skills and social studies content knowledge. The intriguing primary source maps, letters, documents, and images provide authentic nonfiction reading materials and keep students interested in learning. Text features include a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents. This book connects to California state studies standards and the NCSS/C3 Framework and...

Victoria lleva en Nueva York la que parece una vida envidiable: da clase en la universidad, tiene un marido rico y guapo y un ático en el Upper East Side. Cuando recibe la noticia de la muerte de Jan, su mejor amigo, regresa a Madrid para asistir al funeral. Allí se encontrará con la sofisticada Chloe, antiguo amor de Jan; con su hija, la rebelde Solange; con Marga, su esposa; con su excéntrica suegra, Shirley... Un giro de los acontecimientos obligará a Victoria a permanecer en Madrid, donde tendrá que enfrentarse a la desconfianza de cuatro mujeres que nunca creyeron que su amistad...

Magnífico libro ilustrado que cuenta desde una óptica distinta las 23 leyendas más famosas de los héroes y dioses de la mitología. Tras cada leyenda, un apartado explicará curiosidades poco conocidas que han permanecido en el tiempo y han pasado a formar parte de nuestra tradición.