¡Fsst! Fricción y resistencia (Drag! Friction and Resistance) (Spanish Version)

Engineers have built some incredible things. But with every new feat, there is failure. Readers will learn about engineering feats like the Titanic, the Hindenburg, the Hoover Dam, and more in this engaging nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. This title features brilliant images, charts, and intriguing facts in conjunction with informational text and mathematic skills to keep readers active and engaged.

With every new feat, there is at least one big failure. Learn about some of the biggest technological feats and failures in human history in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title that allows readers to discover some of the technological innovations that have made life easier. Featuring detailed images, charts, and graphs, informational text, and intriguing facts, children will be engaged and captivated from cover to cover! This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

What does swimming in a pool, drinking through a straw, breathing in air, and circulating blood all have in common? They all require a form of air or water pressure! Readers will discover the variety of ways that air and water pressure make an impact on our lives and the things in them. This fact-filled, Spanish-translated nonfiction title includes real-life examples and basic experiments to aid in the development of understanding physic and scientific concepts. Readers will be introduced to and learn about Archimedes Principle, atmospheric pressure, vacuums, water density, and hydraulics...

La ceremonia de legitimar al gobernante de las comarcas del Anáhuac, consistía en investirle con un pequeño caracol marino. El Ehecailacózcatl sobre el pecho, representaba el honor de ser el Portador Ancestral de los secretos y la sabiduría de La Herencia Toltecáyolt. Las personas lo reconocían como la máxima autoridad. Quetzalcóatl, el hombre, fue el primer Tlatoani en ostentar el Caracol cuando estaba a cargo de Tollan.

George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography translated in Spanish. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content, while a simple, interesting experiment leaves Spanish-speaking children...

El proposito de este estudio es destacar algunos aspectos historicos sobresalientes de la condicion de la mujer en las sociedades islamicas. No se intenta discernir de modo estricto el trazado evolutivo de su desarrollo historico, sino presentar una imagen razonablemente inteligible que acomode sus particularidades mas preocupantes. Se puntualiza la ambiguedad de algunos pasajes de la sunna y se los contrasta con el texto coranico. Se identifican algunos de los supuestos conceptuales de la ley islamica, sharia, que contribuyeron a su decadencia y desprestigio. Se destacan algunos rasgos...

The author describes a variety of strange animals including an African antelope, the sloth, and the angler fish.