Exploremos el ciclo de la roca (Exploring the Rock Cycle)

When rocks change because of environmental conditions, the new rocks are called metamorphic rocks. A rock's chemical or physical makeup may change because of conditions such as temperature, stress, or pressure. Your readers will learn fascinating facts including where metamorphic rocks are most commonly found, the different types of metamorphism, and how metamorphic rocks are identified. Full-color photographs depict these rocks in nature. A helpful graphic organizer shows how these fascinating rocks form.

Although Earth is mostly made up of igneous and metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock covers about 75 percent of Earth's land surface. This means it's the most visible kind of rock on Earth. Sedimentary rocks form when sediment accumulates and compacts. Your readers will learn how sedimentary rocks form, the different types of sedimentary rocks, and how people use sedimentary rocks. Fun fact boxes provide readers with additional information. A helpful diagram illustrates how sedimentary rocks form.

When winter hits, many people in colder climates spend most of their time indoors. But what do wild animals do? Some animals spend winters hibernating. Beginning readers will learn what hibernation is, why some animals hibernate and others don't, and how hibernating animals prepare for their long sleep. Full-color photographs grab readers' attention and allow them to draw connections to the narrative. Readers will love learning about this mysterious, restful time in some animals' lives.

2012 se presentó como un tiempo de conjura de demonios. Hay un momento en el que la oscuridad se cierne y parece impenetrable. Luego, pasada la tormenta, siendo consciente de que los hechos, personas y recuerdos que oscurecieron el horizonte ya no tienen la capacidad de hacer sangrar, llega la desorientación de un nuevo cielo despejado. Un mar sin puntos de referencia. Muchos de estos poemas son precisamente eso: estrellas fugaces en el cielo. Instantes a los que aferrarse con la desesperación de náufrago. Son versos de deriva, de búsqueda, de intentos desesperados de regeneración. una...

Muddy Creek in Edgewater, Maryland is the site of a major makeover. The land around the stream has worn down. Find out what caused Muddy Creek to erode, and the many steps involved in saving it. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for makerspace activities. It makes STEAM career connections by...

Here's another exciting set of sports-themed titles for third- through sixth-grade readers reading at a first-grade level. Help to even out the playing field for your at-risk readers with these sports heroes and hot shots.

[English] Explains many different ways that children can be good citizens and show good citizenship. [Spanish] Ser ciudadano de un país es algo muy especial. Los buenos ciudadanos están orgullosos de sus acciones y defienden sus principios. ¿Cómo somos buenos ciudadanos?