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...

An incessant journey through the imagination that forms in the world of a child when immersed in letters, words and books. A small girl walks among the words that form the classic childhood stories to tag along with a boy, so he can enter into the woods of imagination and provoke the pleasure for reading. With a poetic and evocative language, the authors make a profound reflection on the importance of reading in the formation of an individual.

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...

Este libro extraordinario explora las similitudes entre los seres vivos que habitan nuestro planeta, las criaturas de los mitos y leyendas y los animales fantásticos de J.K. Rowling. El libro invita a toda la familia a descubrir los vínculos que existen entre las criaturas mágicas del universo de J.K. Rowling y los asombrosos animales que habitan la tierra, los mares y los cielos de nuestro planeta. A lo largo de sus páginas, didácticas y de gran belleza, se evoca la verdadera magia y majestuosidad de la naturaleza en todas sus formas. El interior está lleno de mapas antiguos, notas de...

Valentía de una voz indomable En un lenguaje coloquial, sin pretensiones, pero con la honestidad de quien abre su espíritu contestatario y vehemente en continua ebullición, Apolinar Beltrán Villazón nos presenta su primer libro de poesía, Raíces rojas, que busca abrirse espacio en las letras regionales desde su entorno cotidiano, desde su lucha permanente por lograr una expresión libre y de alto significado ético, que tiene la valentía de levantar su voz incorruptible e indomable, en medio de un territorio que, como él mismo lo señala en uno de sus textos, posee la doble...