Al sur del sur

La cocina es un lugar excelente para que los pequeños comiencen a descubrir el mundo natural mediante la observación y la experimentación de las frutas y las verduras que comemos todos los días: ¿qué clases de semillas existen? ¿Cuántas formas pueden tener las hojas? ¿Cómo crecen los gajos de las naranjas? En forma de un diario de campo, este libro de actividades invita a los jóvenes naturalistas a responder estas preguntas y pensar en muchas otras, y los anima a cortar, manipular, secar, cultivar, fotografiar, dibujar y coleccionar (y también comer) alimentos que ya tenemos a la...

When their attempt to steal a heavy bag from an old woman they believe to be a witch ends with the woman capturing one of their number, a close-knit group of boys living in the streets of Bogotá goes to the rescue, only to find themselves in an unexpected place.

Biddy Mason's life began as an enslaved person, but she became a successful nurse, midwife, and land owner. She left behind a legacy of caring and charity and influenced Los Angeles’s history. This Spanish biography builds reading comprehension and social studies literacy. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and documents, these books are perfect for reports or projects. The Read ...

"Some things are so huge or so old that it's hard to wrap your mind around them. But what if we took these big, hard-to-imagine objects and events and compared them to things we can see, feel and touch? Instantly, we'd see our world in a whole new way." So begins this endlessly intriguing guide to better understanding all those really big ideas and numbers children come across on a regular basis. Author David J. Smith has found clever devices to scale down everything from time lines (the history of Earth compressed into one year), to quantities (all the wealth in the world divided into one...