Exploremos las rocas metamórficas (Exploring Metamorphic Rocks)

Diamonds and salt are both minerals, but diamonds are more rare than salt. Curious readers will learn what physical and chemical conditions must be present for minerals to form. They'll discover how minerals are identified and how they are used in daily life. Informative and interesting text presents readers with this science content in a fun way. A graphic organizer shows how different minerals are identified and fact boxes provide readers with exciting supplementary information.

When winter hits, many people in colder climates spend most of their time indoors. But what do wild animals do? Some animals spend winters hibernating. Beginning readers will learn what hibernation is, why some animals hibernate and others don't, and how hibernating animals prepare for their long sleep. Full-color photographs grab readers' attention and allow them to draw connections to the narrative. Readers will love learning about this mysterious, restful time in some animals' lives.

Each book in this series looks at how to say colours in a different modern foreign language, with each spread within the book covering a different colour. This book looks at the colours in Spanish. Text on each page is in both English and Spanish, and simple, labelled photographs provide additional support. A "e;dictionary"e; at the end of each book gives all the words featured in both Spanish and English, and also includes a pronunciation guide.

A stinky look at the history of personal hygiene reveals fascinating facts, such as the invention of the toilet, how many times Queen Elizabeth I had a bath, how the first sewers were built, and much more.

Las canciones de corro, de comba, las retahílas, las canciones de juego, las de echar a suertes, requieren un ámbito lúdico cada vez más escaso. Ya no es tan habitual ver a los niños jugando al ritmo de estas canciones en parques y plazas. La escuela, el patio del colegio, se pueden convertir, con la colaboración del maestro, en el último reducto a partir del cual rescatar estas canciones y juegos del olvido. Este extenso repertorio forma parte de nuestro folclore y, si se pierde, estaremos relegando al olvido una parte importante de nuestra cultura.

Gira las ruedas, abre las ventanas y despliega las solapas para averiguar muchas cosas sobre los huertos y el cultivo de los alimentos.