At Home on the Ranch

This starter volume uses everyday examples such as a baseball and a beach ball to demonstrate the contrast between hard and soft objects.

George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography translated in Spanish. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content, while a simple, interesting experiment leaves Spanish-speaking children...

En esta, su segunda obra, Rosario Aguilera Mendoza cuenta la historia de Saul, un joven no querido por su madre, por ser el fruto de una violacion, y de su medio-hermana Chayito, quien tambien tiene que padecer el maltrato fisico y psiquico de una madre infeliz, resentida e ignorante. "Sabemos que hay un Dios que nos da la vida y que solo el nos la quita. Por eso, como padres, debemos vivir una vida feliz al lado de nuestros hijos, no dejarlos jamas en la calle, sino darles una buena educacion. No debemos gritarles, sino hablarles con respeto y carino porque cuando se les habla, ellos...

Cuadernos no solo para leer o escuchar, sino para revivirlos activamente, en los que se entra a través de sugerentes escenarios y situaciones con construcciones, personajes, objetos, juegos y adhesivos. ¡Porque jugar es la verdadera forma de aprender!

In AD 79, the residents of the booming Roman city of Pompeii were shocked when a nearby mountain exploded, releasing superhot ash, rock, and gas on the surrounding areas. What happens next is the extraordinary account of a volcano in action. Though the people who didn't flee Pompeii were doomed, the volcano preserved their remains, allowing us to better understand a fascinating time in the Roman Empire. Astonishing photographs of Pompeii, primary source records of the occurrence, and riveting text are just some highlights of this high-interest volume.