Lionel Messi

Eleven-year-old Jenny, whose family came from Russia to America to start a new life, meets the famous Russian composer on his 1891 trip to the New World and writes about it in her diary.

George Washington Carver was a skilled botanist who became famous for his work with peanuts and other plants. Readers will discover the captivating life of this incredible scientist in this engaging scientific biography translated in Spanish. Using colorful photos and graphs, children will learn why Carver was known as "The Plant Doctor" as a child and how his work with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and pecans helped change the way people used plants! The helpful glossary and index aid in better understanding of the content, while a simple, interesting experiment leaves Spanish-speaking children...

"El cuerpo humano está formado por diversos sistemas muy complejos: el circulatorio, el respiratorio, el linfático, el digestivo, el nervioso ... Y todos tienen que trabajar en perfecta sincronía para mantenernos con vida y funcionando como lo hacemos. Este libro nos lleva en una fascinante travesía a través de nuestra propia esencia, para que podamos no sólo comprender, sino gozar un viaje asombroso a través de la máquina más importante y sorprendente: el cuerpo humano."--Publisher.

Universo is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.