El cerebro (Brain)

This Spanish-translated book will be a hit with both thrill seekers and with those who prefer to stay safely on the ground. After an introduction to Newton's three laws of motion, readers learn the mechanics of various amusement park rides including roller coasters, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, and gravity rides. They learn how to measure motion, and how kinetic and potential energy apply to their favorite rides. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, and who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Learn the secrets to artful cupcakes, oven-fresh bread, and other delicious baked goods in this delightful nonfiction title. Readers will learn how mathematics helps bakers measure their ingredients to make tasteful treats. Featuring vibrant images and charts, informative text, and fun, intriguing facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book will leave children fascinated by all the details that go into baking their favorite treats--like doughnuts and cookies!

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: From Stonehenge to the Bermuda Triangle, there are many places on Earth that remain a mystery to scientists! Readers will discover these curious places--and more!--as they move through this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. This mysterious book features detailed images, informational text, and stimulating facts and theories in conjunction with upper-level features, such as chapter format, a glossary of terms, and an index.

Prácticas y claves para arrancar de una vez por todas. "Este libro puede leerse y trabajarse en soledad, como así también en grupo. Lo pensamos como un objetivo concreto: que a ustedes les sirva de guiá cuando tengan ganas - o, mejor aún, necesidad- de arriesgarse a escribir. Porque arriesgarse vale la pena. El ejercicio del arte no ha sido aun totalmente apestado por la locura del mundo moderno; sigue levantándose como un bastión poderoso contra quienes pretenden uniformar la vida de la gente estimulando sus reacciones mas primitivas y anulando su humanidad. En ningún momento...

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children's books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these feathered dinosaurs face to face: The Caudipteryx had feathered arms and a tail that looked like a pom-pom! The Sinovenator may have used colorful feathers to attract a mate! The Microraptor may have used its feathers to glide...

Have you ever wondered what Space Camp is like? Join Isabella as she moon walks through the Moon Room, takes a ride in a Multi-Axis Trainer, tackles the Mars Climbing Wall, and takes the helm at Mission Control. Along the way, you'll practice measuring time. This fiction math book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice...

El haiku es una de las más importantes formas de poesía japonesa. Consiste en un poema breve de tres versos de cinco, siete y cinco sílabas respectivamente. su estilo se caracteriza por la naturalidad, la sencillez (no el simplismo), la sutileza, la austeridad, la aparente asimetría que sugiere la libertad y con ésta la eternidad. No admite la metáfora, la subjetividad ni la personificación. La temática es estacional y cada haiku debe contener un kigo, una palabra de estación de manera que indique en qué estación se sitúa el haiku. Federico Jiménez Losantos es un gran amante de...