Arte y cultura: Arte abstracto: Líneas, semirrectas y ángulos (Art and Culture: Abstract Art: Lines, Rays, and Angles)

A trip to Comic-Con becomes an adventure in learning division! Join Zach as he travels to San Diego to attend his very first comic book convention. Along the way, learn about the history of comic books and comic book conventions, and meet the dedicated fans who make Comic-Con one of the most widely attended comic book conventions in the world. This book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, math charts and diagrams, sidebars, and practice problems make learning division relevant and fun. Text...

Tackle today’s toughest races while learning fractions! Marvel as contestants around the world climb, crawl, run, and jump through the world’s toughest marathons and obstacle courses. This Spanish book combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. Students will learn fractions while engaged in reading high-interest content. The glossary, index, and table of contents will further understanding of reading and math concepts, and the full-color images, practice problems, and math graphs and charts...

Bacteria have a slimy reputation. They're too small to see with the human eye, so it's easy to let them slip past unnoticed. But, bacteria are part of our daily lives. In fact, they affect everything from milk to our moods. Get ready to zoom in on the hidden world of bacteria and explore the many ways that bacteria are being used in the modern world. This nonfiction reader seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach multiplication of mixed numbers. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build...

[Plan Lector Infantil] Enrique y su hermano protagonizan una historia que podría haber pasado en cualquier lugar de la geografía colombiana. En medio de la inocencia de la niñez ellos deben enfrentar la realidad de un país que se debate entre la belleza, la riqueza, de sus paisajes y sus gentes y los conflictos que lo acosan, que los determinan cotidianamente. Los niños, sin buscarlo, se verán involucrados en un episodio que cambiará por completo sus vidas y las de sus padres, pero también les dará una lección: la realidad a veces no es como la pintan.

En esta obra se reúnen los más interesantes relatos de las principales culturas nativas de México, en los cuales el autor ha puesto mucho esmero para que el lenguaje resulte ameno y moderno. En algunos de estos mitos y leyendas resalta el humorismo y en varios de ellos el amor es el tema central. Esta selección nos da una amplia visión del mundo de los antiguos mexicanos y nos trae rumores de tiempos idos con los que, sin embargo, todavía podemos identificarnos, pues las preocupaciones, temores, angustias y alegrías del ser humano cambian muy poco con el paso del tiempo. Entre los...

When Vladan Borojevic googles the name of his father Nedeljko, a former officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, supposedly killed in the civil war after the decay of Yugoslavia, he unexpectedly discovers a dark family secret which recollects the events of 1991. Seventeen years later, Vladan's discovery that he is the son of a fugitive war criminal sends him off on a journey around the Balkans to find his elusive father. The story of the Borojevic family strings and juxtaposes images of the Balkans past and present, but mainly deals with the tragic fates of people who managed to avoid the...

How do we know when it's time to eat? Sometimes, it's because we smell something yummy cooking! Early readers dive nose-first into the world of the smells around them, including bad smells like a garbage dump or good smells like apple pie. Accessible language and strong picture-text correlation introduces readers to all of the things the nose knows!