It’s a Dragonfly! / ¡Es una libélula!

Beautiful full-color photographs and informative text, in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, introduce readers to our Moon. They will learn about the Moon’s phases, that people have been to the Moon, and many more exciting facts. This is a great addition to any aspiring astronomer’s library.

Ogbi Ugbu ha venido de África. En una patera. Tan sólo tiene diez años y ya ha recorrido su país escondido en la noche. Ha sentido el cansancio, el miedo y el hambre. Y la tristeza. Pero en España ha hecho muchos amigos y es muy feliz. Quizás cuando se reúna con toda su familia, lo será del todo.

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

«El fútbol nos sirve para enseñar valores a nuestros niños y jóvenes, que aprenden a jugar en equipo y a compartir responsabilidades y esfuerzos». De la introducción de Vicente del Bosque La vida es juego y el fútbol es amistad: esta es la idea que ¡Fútbol! Mucho más que un juego propone a sus jóvenes lectores. Con introducción de Vicente del Bosque e ilustraciones de María Pascual, en sus páginas descubriremos el origen y la evolución de un juego de pelota practicado ya por culturas ancestrales, que a principios del siglo XX se convirtió en el mayor espectáculo de masas...

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover. Their theories—and the discoveries that prove and disprove them—are highlighted in this fascinating volume, full of awe-inspiring facts and incredible breakthroughs. Readers will feel like anthropologists and archaeologists themselves as they read about bones and artifacts, and what they reveal about the ancient cultures that roamed...