The Pitcher

HIGH-INTEREST, LOW-LEVEL: Reluctant readers will be engaged from beginning to end as they explore the responsibilities and skills of the soccer goalie in this 32-page nonfiction book. Side-by-side English and Spanish text and vivid, exciting photos show readers what it takes to fill this key position in soccer. SPORTS BOOK FOR KIDS: Soccer goalies are their team's last line of defense. These players must be quick on their feet to stop the other team from scoring a goal. Learn what soccer goalies do to help their team to victory! INCLUDES: Readers will be hooked from beginning to end with...

Thomas Edison is considered by many to be one of the greatest inventors of all time. His creations changed the world, but there was more to his life than just his inventions. Readers of this engaging volume will learn all about the man behind the innovations. This fascinating biography introduces important subjects and encourages a further interest in history. Concise and accessible text paired with vibrant photographs is sure to captivate audiences of many ages and levels.

La princesa Rubí encuentra un reloj extraño en el bosque, lo que provoca que el destino se enfade al creer que lo ha robado y la castigue hundiendo su castillo en las profundidades del mar, dejando a la realeza y a todo su pueblo en la más absoluta miseria. Para salir de este castigo, la princesa deberá ir al misterioso bosque encantado poniéndose en riesgo por sus peligrosas y extraordinarias criaturas. Tendrá que encontrar en cada rincón pistas para unir el cuerpo de su novio que está esparcido por todo el bosque. La lupa y sus misterios se traslada a un mundo de fantasía, donde se ...

Explains the basics of the most powerful machines around town and describes their major parts and functions, featuring dynamic photographs that will make little ones feel as though they are in the driver's seat.

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.