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

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.

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.

Crónicas personales que muestran ciertas ciudades desde una óptica única, ingeniosa, divertida, intrépida. En La piel del mundo encontramos a Gumucio moviéndose como pez en el agua en uno de los registros que lo ha convertido en una voz inconfundible de la actual literatura latinoamericana: la no ficción personal. Reformulación radical de Páginas coloniales, de 2006, con varias páginas más y sobre todo varias páginas menos La piel del mundo narra las peripecias del autor en ciudades como Barcelona, Madrid, Puerto Príncipe y Nueva York. El cronista aparece acá bajo la forma de un...

Everyone has times when they feel afraid. Knowing how to recognize when we feel afraid is an important tool in self-acceptance. Learn ways in which we can understand ourselves and our friends in this nonfiction BeginningtoRead book about feeling afraid. An early social and emotional learning book with Spanishonly text, including a word list. Perfect for an early introduction to Spanish.

Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881-1958), premio Nobel de Literatura en 1956, fue un hombre hipersensible hasta extremos enfermizos y esto le llevó a gozar y a sufrir mucho más que la mayoría. Su vida estuvo marcada por los continuos viajes; sin embargo, siempre qu

Correlated to the science curriculum, our Spanish-language series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Through simple, easy-to-follow text, each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers also learn how animal homes and human homes fulfill similar needs and functions.