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 nonfiction title that has been translated into Spanish. 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,...

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.

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

El anciano conde Olivier de Salvadrés ha vivido casi toda su vida fingiendo ser mujer. Arrepentido, hace confesión escrita de su pasado y de las circunstancias que lo abocaron a esa impostura, como penitencia ordenada por el abad Bonafides. La condena eclesiástica se cumplirá sobre el manuscrito, que será quemado públicamente en lugar del conde cuando éste ya haya muerto. Sabiendo que no se expone a la hoguera ni a la vergüenza, y sin hijos ni familiares que hayan de soportarla tampoco, el antiguo travestido no nos ocultará ningún detalle de su agitada existencia ni de sus...

La poesía revienta, estruja, libera, asciende, te asesina, te acurruca, te limpia el alma, te corrompe los miedos. La poesía te convierte, lo ha hecho conmigo y si estuviera en un plano de paradojas contradictorias, yo convierto la poesía y la poesía me hace poeta. Yo te hago musa, tu me haces profeta. Y así vamos de la mano, en un viaje donde la poesía te convierte, mientras yo la hago. Francisco Medina

Kids often play with magnets, yet they don't learn how these playthings work for many years. Practical knowledge from their play can help them learn more about magnetism, and so can this book. Specially written for those with reading challenges or readers looking for a review, the main text covers important vocabulary, magnetic fields, and a discussion of why metals and magnets come together. Diagrams and succinct fact boxes offer additional ways to learn each concept and explain some ideas in greater detail.