El calor (Heat)

The US president is the face of the United States to the rest of the world. However, he or she doesn’t have unlimited power within the country. The president has certain powers given by the Constitution, including the ability to make treaties, appoint some important government officials, and veto laws. Readers learn the many duties of the president in simple, clear language appropriate for both younger readers and older readers looking for a succinct review of the topic. Fact boxes supplement the main content with important details about checks and balances, amendments, and more that affect...

Biografía de Azucena Villaflor es un material indispensable para quien quiera conocer detalles del origen de Madres de Plaza de Mayo. Del origen contado por sus propias protagonistas. Y para conocer a Azucena desde tres generaciones anteriores. Pero sobre todo, para recorrer al lado de ella los días tremendos desde el 30 de noviembre de 1976 cuando la dictadura secuestra a su hijo Néstor, hasta que es arrojada desde un avión de la Marina, con vida, al mar.

Este apasionante estudio de Maurizio Viroli, que reivindica al tan vapuleado Nicolas Maquiavelo (1469-1527) como uno de los mas inteligentes historiadores y pensadores politicos de todos los tiempos, es el mejor portico de la nueva coleccion Tiempo de Memoria, en su vertiente de Historia. Fundador de la moderna teoria politica, astuto diplomatico al servicio de su Florencia natal y desapasionado observador de los asuntos humanos, Nicolas Maquiavelo ha dado su nombre a una forma de hacer politica. Se le ha asimilado a la figura de un defensor a ultranza de la idea segun la cual el fin...

There is a contest at a school to design a new playground. The students use blocks to build their models. As they build, they use three-dimensional shapes. Some students build a train out of blocks for the younger students to play on. Can you guess which three-dimensional shape they use for the train's wheels? Read to find out which design wins.

Learn all about scaly and cold-blooded snakes! Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Young readers will gather basic information about snakes through easy-to-read, simple text alongside colorful full-bleed photographs. Translated by native Spanish speakers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.