Atlas visual del mundo

«LOS pelícanos de San Juan del Sur, un pequeño pueblo costero del océano Pacífico nicaragüense, planean hasta avistar su presa y de repente se dejan caer en picado. El golpe contra el agua es brutal y siempre salen con el pez en el pico. A Fernando Valverde le asombró la perfección milimétrica de su caza hasta que un pescador le reveló que aquel portento escondía una tragedia enorme. De tanto golpear su rostro contra el océano muchos pelícanos mueren ciegos, perdidos en el horizonte. De todo eso habla este libro, del destino de los pelícanos y de cómo los sueños de la gente...

Con un cartón, tijeras, pinturas, pegamento y otros materiales, los ilustradores crean dos narraciones visuales en las cuales forman figuras geométricas, personas, animales y otros bichos. A partir de estas imágenes, el pequeño creará sus propias historias y ejercitará la psicomotricidad fina.

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of simulations. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers' learning experience and show how simulations work in the real world. In this book, readers learn about American Revolution reenactment and how it simulates events from the past. This nonfiction ...

During the American Civil War, the United States was on the brink of falling apart irrevocably. As states seceded and brother turned against brother, hope for reconciliation was dim. This conflict, an essential topic of the social studies curriculum, is skillfully presented from its origins in the Southern slave-trade economy to bloody battles and, later, Reconstruction. Striking photographs and artwork of integral events and people will resonate with readers, while interesting sidebar information gives them more to reflect on about this terrible war and the lessons it taught us.