Los tres gordinflones

When her mother was worn out from caring for her five sisters, her father gave her lessons in brushwork and color. When polio kept her bedridden for nine months, drawing saved her from boredom. When a bus accident left her in unimaginable agony, her paintings expressed her pain and depression - and eventually, her joys and her loves. Over and over again, Frida Kahlo turned the challenges of her life into art. Now Jonah Winter and Ana Juan have drawn on both the art and the life to create a playful, insightful tribute to one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Viva Frida!

Desciende a simas desconocidas y al fondo de los océanos, escala hasta las cimas de las montañas o adéntrate en las selvas tropicales, atraviesa desiertos abrasadores, continentes helados, acude al nacimiento de la aventura humana, da la vuelta al mundo en avión solar... ¡Aquí están algunas de las misiones llevadas a cabo por apasionados exploradores y descubridores! Después de casi 100 años, y hoy más que nunca, la Sociedad de los Exploradores Franceses recopila las hazañas de estos hombres y mujeres que sobrepasaron los límites para conocer mejor el mundo y sus diversos pueblos...

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...

Light can travel faster than anything else in the universe. But what exactly is light, and where does it come from? This nonfiction Spanish book teaches students all about light, and introduces them to important scientific concepts and vocabulary terms like infrared, ultraviolet, photos, and visible spectrum. The intriguing images, detailed diagrams, and stimulating sidebars will keep students connected to the text. The fun lab activity provides a real-world learning experience that supports STEM instruction. Aligned to state and national standards, the leveled text supports differentiation....