En escena: La vida de un CSI (On the Scene: A CSI's Life)

Leap into the world of a ballet dancer! In this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction book, readers learn about the history of this art form as well as what a ballet dancer does to get ready for a performance. With informational text, vibrant photographs, a sample schedule of ballet dancer's day, a look at ballet positions, and simple, clear text, readers learn about the basics of ballet and that this beautiful art form takes a lot of hard work and dedication.

Come find out what professional Crime Scene investigators do to solve a crime in this Spanish-translated nonfiction book! With detailed images and fascinating facts, readers learn about forensic science, criminal investigative evidence, and crime scene searches. This book includes an interview with a real-life CSI and a glossary, index, and list of useful sources. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

This Spanish-translated nonfiction title gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational text and stunning facts, readers discover important aspects of keeping communities safe, including what's inside the patrol car, K-9 units,...

¡Conoce al iguanodon, un dinosaurio herbívoro que pesaba toneladas literalmente! Las imágenes coloridas ayudan a los lectores a aprender cómo era la vida para estos comedores de plantas de punta. Meet the iguanodon, an herbivore dinosaur who weighed tons—literally! Now in Spanish, carefully leveled text and colorful images help readers learn what life was like for these spiky-thumbed plant-eaters.

Tommy Fuller and his family help a runaway slave family follow the stars in the Little Bear constellation to freedom.

El Monopoly y las obras caritativas; el altruismo y el cálculo de intereses egoístas; los nuevos ricos -altos ejecutivos con remuneraciones estratosféricas- y los nuevos pobres -los asalariados; el mundo multipolar sin fronteras y el renacimiento de las pulsiones nacionalistas; la nueva China que reproduce desigualdades dickensianas y las consecuencias paradójicas de la política del "hijo único"; la crisis del euro y las medidas de austeridad; los avances en biología y genética y la nueva servidumbre digital; las subprime y la lógica mercantil aplicada a la sanidad y la educación;...

Carmen Posadas, fiel a su estilo brillante e irónico, nos habla de este sentimiento universal llamado amor, un sentimiento tormentoso cuando no es correspondido, contaminado cuando aparecen los celos, el narcisismo, la venganza o el adulterio, ansiado cuando parece alejarse.