El gobierno del Estado Dorado

It was known as the age of the dinosaurs, but other fascinating creatures roamed the Earth at the same time. Learn about lesser-known animals from the prehistoric era that are no less fascinating! Students will be engaged in reading about ancient animals like Gigantopithecus, Titanoboa, Megalodon, and more as they develop their skills at reading and writing numbers. This nonfiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, intriguing sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make...

A team of second grade students has been tasked with designing the layout for Field Day. They'll need to make sense of measurement in order to make sure that everything goes smoothly! Will Field day be a fun day, or will it be a flop? This fiction math book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build students' vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, sidebars, and math...

This Spanish nonfiction book gives students a close-up look at media by exploring all forms and how it plays an important role in society. Ideal for young readers, the book includes a glossary and a short fiction piece related to the topic. Students will learn to tell the difference between facts and opinions with this exciting book and the accompanying extension activity. This 32-page full-color Spanish book defines media, explains how to separate fact from fiction. It also covers important ideas like democracy and censorship, plus includes an extension activity for grade 3. Perfect for the...

El presente libro se orienta a profundizar en los conocimientos sobre el proceso de producción escrita y a apoyar la labor creadora de la palabra con la perspectiva de producir textos que puedan convertirse en libros. El autor ha recogido sus experiencias relacionadas con la composición escrita de sus libros, para compartirlas con quienes tienen el oficio de jugar con las palabras, las ideas y los textos o de pronto están por escribir una obra científica, expositiva, divulgativa, literaria o de cualquier otra índole. Concibe el escribir como un acto creador de la mente, el cual incluye...

Learn more about the renowned British scientist, professor, and author who spent his entire career trying to answer the question: "Where did the universe come from?" Stephen Hawking was born exactly three hundred years after the death of the scientist Galileo, so maybe it was written in the stars that he would become a famous scientist in his own right. Although he was diagnosed with a neurological disease at age 21, Stephen did not let the illness define his life. Known for his groundbreaking work in physics, and identified by his wheelchair and computerized voice system, Stephen continued...

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. Justice Sotomayor didn't have a lot growing up, but she had what she needed -- her mother's love, a will to learn, and her own determination. With bravery she became the person she wanted to be. With hard work she succeeded. With little sunlight and only a modest plot from which to grow,...

Con motivo del aniversario de la llegada del hombre a la luna, Lumen visita el mundo lunático. Al término de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1945) las dos potencias más poderosas de la época, la URSS y los EEUU, iniciaron lo que se denominó la Guerra Fría. Una de las disputas más espectaculares fue la carrera del espacio. Tanto los comunistas como los capitalistas querían conquistar el espacio exterior, o que lo pareciese. La URSS iba por delante con sus proyectos Sputnik, pero los EEUU consiguieron ganar la partida más importante: que un hombre pisase la Luna. El 20 de julio del 1969, a...