Duro Blando

Simple text and color photographs show what life is like on a ranch, covering cattle, corrals, roundups, and other topics.

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Introduce students to California’s early settlers including John Bidwell, Jim Beckwourth, Jedediah Smith, Sarah Royce, Charley Parkhurst, Kit Carson, the Donner party, and more. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they...

Esta es una colección de pequeños alienígenas guardianes de la naturaleza que salen de su planeta en la búsqueda de la mayor contaminador del universo, el malvado Zirt Zlunder. Se escapa y viene a parar en la Tierra. En este libro Zirt Zlunder el contaminador está contaminando el Ártico, donde se escondió. Los Pequeños Guardianes Ellos encuentran Zirt Zlunder e impedirán que contaminen el Ártico. ¿Tendrán éxito? ¿Deberán arrestar a Zirt Zlunder el terrible contaminador?

What’s the difference between a seal and a sea lion? These “second cousins” of the sea look similar, but there are many ways to tell these creatures apart. From ear shape to the noises they make to communicate, seals and sea lions are amazing creatures with both shared features and many truly unique attributes. They both share an ocean habitat, but when readers take a closer look, it’s easy to discover how they each fight off predators, mate, and raise their young in different ways. Captivating full-color photographs help to bring these marvelous mammals to vivid life.

This fantastic book for young readers explains how it all began--from what is in the universe and the solar system; what galaxies, stars, the sun, and the planets are; when the practice of astronomy began, what an astronaut is, and how they live in space. It serves as a fascinating and useful illustrated guide for kids.