Aviones del pasado (Planes of the Past)

Aircraft carriers are truly the fortresses of the sea! Students will get an inside–out view of these incredible floating cities, from how they are constructed to how they function as important parts of a country’s defense. Students also will learn about the various aircraft that are on board and the crew that keeps aircraft carriers in ship shape!

Earthquakes can leave people and property in bad shape. At times, they can be deadly. Find out about the science of studying earthquakes and the men and women who track the movements of the ground below us. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for makerspace activities. It makes STEAM career...

Simple text and pictures introduce facts about snowplows and tells what they are used for and why they are important.

Ella es una chica hermosa, de origen humilde, dulce, trabajadora e inteligente, que trata de salir adelante por su esfuerzo. Él es el hijo único y mimado de un rico político, un joven al que nada se le niega y todo se le da a manos llenas. Que pasa cuando a un joven al que nada se le niega, le dicen que no por primera vez? que pasa cuando se toma por la fuerza, lo que otras nunca te negaron? que pasa cuando unos hermosos ojos color violeta, te persiguen y te recuerdan el crimen cometido? que pasa cuando por amor, pides perdón y te es concedido? Eso y mas encontraras aquí.

Christopher Columbus most likely wasn’t the person to discover the Americas. He wasn’t even the first European to do so! Despite that, his three trips to the Western Hemisphere led to many more European explorers heading in that direction. In this volume, readers familiar with Columbus’s travels on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria can learn who Columbus was beyond his travels. Supported by full-color and historic images, interesting main content turns what readers think they know about the life of Columbus on its head while expounding on an important period in the history of the world.