Actos Bondadosos (Showing Kindness)

In Chinese New Year, early readers will learn about this Chinese holiday and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique holiday. A labeled diagram helps readers understand the symbols of Chinese New Year, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about Chinese New Year online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Chinese New Year also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index....

Benedicto XVI es el sucesor de Pedro, a quien Jesús encomendó la tarea de guiar la Iglesia como primer Papa. Este libro ilustrado recoge algunos fragmentos de los encuentros que el Papa tiene los miércoles en Roma con los peregrinos, que se llaman «Audiencias generales», dedicadas a los doce apóstoles y a san Pablo. El Papa nos toma de la mano y nos acompaña a descubrir quiénes eran los primeros compañeros de Cristo, cómo lo encontraron y cómo los conquistó hasta llegar a decidir que no lo abandonarían nunca. Hablando de Juan, el discípulo más joven y el predilecto, el que en...

Los problemas y retos del medio ambiente cada día están más presentes tanto en los medios de comunicación como en la agenda de los gobiernos. La ecología es una disciplina altamente compleja, porque en ella convergen ciencias como la biología, la meteorología o las políticas económicas e industriales. 105 ideas de ecología ha sido diseñado para acercar al lector de a pie a las cuestiones medioambientales que afectan al presente y al futuro de nuestro planeta. De la biodiversidad al efecto invernadero, pasando por conceptos como el nicho ecológico o el bioma, este pequeño gran...

The use of calendars dates back thousands of years. Why are we driven to record time, and what would happen if we did not? Who created the concept of calendars? Why do different cultures use different calendar systems? And why are calendars so important to us? It is about "time" we found out! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish-translated Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, it features a hands-on STEAM challenge...

Nature is not always kind. Natural disasters like earthquakes and storms can wipe out cities. Entire cultures and their histories are at risk of being lost. When disaster strikes, some people work to save cultural items. They preserve culture for the future! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for...