The Soccer Goalie

HIGH-INTEREST, LOW-LEVEL: Reluctant readers will be engaged from beginning to end as they explore the responsibilities and skills of the pitcher 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 baseball and softball. SPORTS BOOK FOR KIDS: Pitchers are team leaders. They train hard and must be smart with their throws. Just one pitch could win or lose the game! This book explores the pitcher position in baseball and softball and what makes a good pitcher great. INCLUDES: Readers will be...

Death Valley is one of the hottest and driest deserts of the world! Readers are taken on an adventure through Death Valley to learn about the plants and animals that survive in this dry, hot desert landscape in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Featuring vivid photographs, informational text, and riveting facts about desert ecology, readers will be fascinated from beginning to end!

Sesenta autores, desde catedráticos de universidad hasta estudiantes de Secundaria y Bachillerato, nos presentan los cuarenta desafíos que la Real Sociedad Matemática Española propuso con motivo de su centenario.Son cuarenta estimulantes retos que avivan el ingenio. Enfrentándose a ellos, el lector se sentirá un auténtico investigador matemático.Pero no hay que asustarse. No es necesario saber muchas matemáticas. La herramienta esencial para resolver los desafíos es pensar ordenadamente.

Esta antología conjuga humor y fantasía para recoger historias y tradiciones de Suecia, Etiopía, Marruecos, Panamá, Brasil, Norteamérica, India, España, Rusia, Sumeria e incluso Alaska, escritas por varias autoras que tienen una relación especial con el contexto en que se inspiran. Las leyendas y los relatos resaltan valores trascendentales y son ventanas al folclor de distintas latitudes. «El trol y el bautizo» (Suecia); «Aisha Kandisha y el amor de Nadim» (Marruecos); «El descubrimiento de Kaldi» (Etiopía); «La Isla del Encanto» (Panamá); «El día en que el Sací Pereré...

Welcome to the Caribbean! Readers are invited along to learn about a tropical paradise in this Spanish-translated nonfiction title that features vibrant, colorful photos, informational text, charts, and maps. From the delicious fruit to the exotic animals, children will be engaged from beginning to end.