La jungla

In this inspiring Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. Readers will feel engaged and inspired as they read about Rudolph's incredible journey from a young girl with polio, to her first encounter with track and field, to becoming one of the best Olympic athletes of her time! A timeline of Rudolph's life, a glossary, and index are provided for further understanding of the content and improvement in vocabulary.

This Spanish-translated book will be a hit with both thrill seekers and with those who prefer to stay safely on the ground. After an introduction to Newton's three laws of motion, readers learn the mechanics of various amusement park rides including roller coasters, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, and gravity rides. They learn how to measure motion, and how kinetic and potential energy apply to their favorite rides. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Si usted es de los que piensan que apenas hay relación entre la condición humana y las matemáticas, tiene que leer este libro. En él se encontrará con la mitología, la música, la guerra, la astronomía, la literatura... y las matemáticas viajando juntas a través del tiempo y del espacio; desde Egipto, Mesopotamia, la Grecia clásica o la Constantinopla asediada por los turcos hasta la Polonia ocupada por los nazis, Los Álamos de las primeras bombas atómicas o Hiroshima y Nagasaki. Un periplo fascinante desde el centro de la Tierra a los planetas exteriores del sistema solar, del...

Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory, and pain, of being Latino American. Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such...