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.

¿Sabías que Ami tiene un diario secreto desde que era muy, muy pequeño? ¡Es hora de que lo tengas en tus manos! Diviértete leyendo las páginas originales, encontrarás frases secretas y podrás hacer tu propio diario con actividades que te convertirán en el terrícola número uno del mundo mundial.

Partiendo de una afirmación común es las ciencias (humanas y biológicas), el individuo tiene una estructura que pone en juego y moviliza la energía. Esta estructura está constituida por las palancas, las articulaciones y los músculos; pero sólo los músculos son los elementos sobre los cuales puede actuar directamente el entrenamiento. Cuando el músculo funciona produce la fuerza, que depende de su estiramiento. El libro, Los métodos modernos de musculación, se presenta divido en dos partes. La primera, que incluye las bases teóricas, trata: Los mecanismos de la fuerza -factores...

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...

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,...