Un día de trabajo: Oficial de policía (All in a Day's Work: Police Officer)

Discover what it takes to be an Emergency Room doctor in this enlightening, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Readers learn about the hard work and dedication it takes to have a career as an ER doctor and what a typical day is like in the emergency room. From medical school to residency, medical symptoms to diagnosis, children will learn all about the steps it takes to get involved in this profession. This engaging title features vivid photos, helpful charts and diagrams, informational text, a glossary of terms, and an interview with a real-life ER doctor to delight, inform, and encourage...

Hop on that big red truck for a real adventure! Being a firefighter takes a lot of hard work. Early elementary readers learn about the important responsibilities it takes to be a firefighter--from the fire equipment to living in the fire station. With vivid photos and images, a timetable of firefighting history, informational, Spanish-translated text, and intriguing facts, this book will have readers engaged and eager to learn all about this stimulating occupation. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

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.

El mundo de los libros es un mundo casi de otro mundo. Un mundo propio, mundo único, un mundo sostenido por el tenue hilo de una inspiración y un sujeto inspirado. Pero “el libro” posee en su interior big bangs semánticos que no paran de generar universos por doquier. Universos donde viajar, donde aprender, donde disfrutar y donde perderse. En esta breve obra hablaremos en primer lugar del libro. Qué es, cómo se concibe y, sobre todo, como es percibido por doctos e indoctos. Luego pasaremos a examinar de cerca a aquellos que aman tanto los libros que sufren una enfermedad de afecto...

Rain, sunshine, warm fronts, and cold fronts. Have you ever listened to a weather report? Knowing the weather can help us plan ahead. But reporters aren’t the only ones who can track weather. You can, too! This nonfiction Spanish book explores the subject of meteorology in depth, and introduces students to important scientific concepts and vocabulary like anemometer, barometer, air pressure, warm front, cold front, rain gauge, probability, Celsius, Fahrenheit, and more. The colorful images, diagrams, sidebars, and text features will keep students connected to the text. Aligned to state and...

¿Quién era Darth Vader antes de pasarse al Lado Oscuro? ¿Cuáles son las armas más originales utilizadas por El Joker? ¿Quién es el despiadado agente de Kaos más agradable de todos los tiempos? ¿Y el asesino serial más encantador y culto? ¿Qué héroes y heroínas esconden un pasado oscuro? Este libro reúne los secretos de los más variados villanos: desde los clásicos, como Drácula y Lex Luthor, hasta los expertos en artes oscuras, como Skeletor y Sauron. Sin olvidarnos de brujas, asesinos seriales y de animales que dejaron sus huellas infames en la historia de la ficción....

What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity. As in his previous books, Redwoods, Coral Reefs, and Island, Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book.