En escena: La vida de un CSI (On the Scene: A CSI's Life)

Do you have what it takes to be an athlete? In this Spanish-translated nonfiction book, readers learn about the hard work, athletic training, and dedication that athletes from all sports and levels go through to be healthy and successful. Readers are familiarized with concepts like coordination, endurance, and athletic motivation. Along with stunning photos and charts and riveting facts, this nonfiction title includes an interview with a real-life Olympic athlete and an accessible glossary, index, and list of useful sources. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Think you'd like to be a fire fighter? Learn about the special equipment fire fighters use, their role in community safety, and their lives at the station. This book features a comprehensive timeline of the history of firefighting from its origins in ancient Rome through firefighting practices of today plus vocabulary related to fire fighters and fire safety.

Discover what it takes to be an Emergency Room doctor in this enlightening nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. Readers learn about the hard work and dedication it takes to have a career as an ER doctor and what a typical day is like in the emergency room. From medical school to residency, medical symptoms to diagnosis, children will learn all about the steps it takes to get involved in this profession. This engaging title features vivid photos, helpful charts and diagrams, informational text, a glossary of terms, and an interview with a real life ER doctor to delight,...

Llega la novela de Shannon Hale, El fuego de Enna, la segunda entrega de La Saga de Baviera. La vida de Enna no iba a ser fácil. Cuando su hermano, Leifer, trae a casa un misterioso pergamino que le enseña cómo hacer fuego sin chispa ni pedernal, Enna no sabe si quiere tener ese poder o si debe hacerlo desaparecer para siempre. Al entrar en guerra Baviera, su país, la decisión se le hace casi insoportable. Enna nunca había imaginado que la energía vivificadora del fuego pudiera destruir todo lo que amaba. Ahora tendrá que salvarse a sí misma y a Baviera antes de que las llamas la...

La madre de Hadara pierde a su hijo de dos años en el desierto en medio de una tormenta de arena. Todo el mundo cree que el niño ha muerto, pero es recogido por un grupo de avestruces que lo crían como a uno más de su especie. Pasado el tiempo, el muchacho será avistado por un cazador blanco, que intentará capturarlo, y por miembros de su pueblo, que serán los que le devuelvan a su hogar, donde las dificultades para adaptarse serán muchas.

Imagine being lost and stranded in the desert. Would you know what to do to survive? This useful, Spanish-translated nonfiction title explains the important skills needed to survive in the desert. With helpful diagrams and images, definitions, tips and instructions, informational text, a bibliography, and a list of other helpful websites, readers can be assured that they will learn about the dangers of heat exhaustion, desert plants that could aid in survival, and other helpful tips in order to survive in an emergency. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Michelangelo, the world-renowned artist who painted the Sistine Chapel's frescoes and sculpted Moses, David, and the Pieta, is the subject of this beautifully written historical novel. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.