No te lo tomes al pie de la letra

Learn the history of number systems with this engaging Spanish book! This text combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. Students will learn place value while reading about the number systems of the Egyptians and Romans, and also learn important vocabulary terms like cuneiform, binary systems, roman numerals, and more! The full-color images, math charts, and practice problems make learning math easy and fun. The table of contents, glossary, and index will further understanding of math and...

Award-winning author Jorge Argueta treats young readers to a bilingual recipe/poem for the classic Latin American version of rice pudding with cinnamon. From sprinkling the rice into the pot to adding a waterfall of white milk followed by cinnamon sticks, salt stars, and sugar snow, Argueta’s recipe is both easy to follow and poetic. Lively illustrations by highly acclaimed Brazilian artist Fernando Vilela feature an enthusiastic young cook who finds no end of joy in making and then slurping up the rice pudding with his family. In Argueta’s world, cooking not only satisfies hunger with...

Did you know that gases have no size or shape? Gases can become liquids when they get cold. Discover more interesting facts in Gases, part of the States of Matter series of EYEDISCOVER books.

"La máxima obra gramatical y sintáctica de la lengua castellana" Herder presenta la reedición del Diccionario de Construcción y Régimen de la Lengua Castellana, iniciado en 1872 por el lingüista colombiano Rufino José Cuervo, continuado y culminado por el Instituto Caro y Cuervo de Bogotá, y considerado por los especialistas como el mayor monumento gramatical y sintáctico de la lengua castellana. En 8 tomos con más de 8.000 páginas, este diccionario describe las funciones y los problemas gramaticales de cerca de 9.500 voces, define minuciosamente cada una de sus acepciones, y...