La Misión de Santa Cruz (Discovering Mission Santa Cruz)

Even as the world changes, skilled labor will always be needed. There's nothing quite like the ability to create things with your skills and your own hands. Carpenters use their skills to build things we use every day, including items such as furniture, buildings, and bridges. They read building plans, choose materials, design, and create. This book teaches kids that to become a carpenter, you have to use a lot more than a hammer and nails; you need your brain too. Photographs and diagrams enable readers to make key connections with the text.

Daniel es un luthier judío de Cracovia que sobrevive en el infierno del campo de exterminio de Auschwitz trabajando de carpintero. Sus condiciones de vida son infrahumanas, y los abusos, los castigos y la muerte son compañeros habituales de los reclusos como él. Pero a raíz de un accidentado concierto, el comandante del campo, Sauckel, que es aficionado a la música clásica, descubre el verdadero oficio de Daniel y decide ponerlo a prueba: tendrá que construir un violín que tenga un sonido perfecto. Daniel se pone manos a la obra, sabedor de que la gran pasión de su vida es ahora...

Muddy Creek in Edgewater, Maryland is the site of a major makeover. The land around the stream has worn down. Find out what caused Muddy Creek to erode, and the many steps involved in saving it. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for makerspace activities. It makes STEAM career connections by...

You think you know the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"? The tale you've heard may not be just right. This retelling of the classic story, told from Baby Bear's perspective, will convince you that Goldilocks and Baby Bear (whose real name is Sam) were actually besties! This fractured fairy tale provides a fresh perspective on a well-known tale. Fully translated Spanish text.