Quiero Ser Granjero

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us. These books are perfect for reading alone or in group story times. They are certain to spark questions and encourage dialogue and prompt children to learn more about these occupations. Quiero ser...

Provides a simple introduction to the work that teachers do and other aspects of a teacher's life through full-color photographs and straightforward, engaging text. Original.

"Los patios de juegos son lugares estupendos para jugar con tus amigos. Pero si no tienes cuidado, te puedes lastimar. Si sigues estas reglas de seguridad, te divertirás en todo tipo de patio de juegos." --From publisher's descripton.

Readers learn about the rich history of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

In a sea of future flows much poetic adventure of John Malpartida. It is not a summary but a high point of the spiral, in which gravitation of old and new issues is allied to a decanting of aesthetic expression unabated. This is a poem, as noted in its day Octavio Paz in relation to his first book, in which "the body thinks, thought embodies". On the other hand, it is difficult to separate this poetic work of fiction, and even some of his essays, because it involves the deepening of the same myth (or a set of images, feelings and thoughts) that draw a work: not the face of the author but a...