La antigua Grecia (Ancient Greece)

Algorithms might sound like a complicated tech term, but don't be intimidated, people actually use them every day. Using accessible language and full-color photographs, this book simplifies algorithms in an easy-to-understand way. Readers will be amazed to learn that an algorithm is just a set of steps for computers to follow to get things done. STEM topics from the Next Generation Science Standards are emphasized throughout the text. Sidebars featuring key terms help readers grow their tech vocabulary, and fact boxes provide additional opportunities to learn.

Rudy can't find his favorite sweater. He's looked everywhere: inside the house, outside, and in the apartments upstairs and downstairs. In the kitchen, in the bathroom, here, there . . . where could it be? This enchanting story has flaps, pages with cutouts, and numbers to count.

El carácter de Kolmogórov se forjó en una época de revoluciones sociales y guerras mundiales. Vivió el estalinismo, la posterior rectificación de errores y el inmovilismo que luego daría paso a la perestroika. Aunque siempre se consideró a sí mismo un matemático puro, una parte esencial de su obra fueron sus investigaciones aplicadas a otras ciencias. Sus esfuerzos estaban regidos por una idea clara - discernir las diferencias y similitudes entre orden y caos. Mucho más que cualquier otro matemático, amplió los dominios y la comprensión humana del azar. Reinó en una escuela...

This inspiring biographical series ties in with elementary history, science, and social studies curricula, providing teachers with a valuable interdisciplinary resource. With these books, young readers will discover historical figures who devoted their lives to making the world a better place, and changed the course of history. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

In this bilingual picture book, astronaut José M. Hernández recounts his childhood as the son of Mexican migrant workers and his life-long dream to travel to the stars.