La tierra de las almas perdidas

Readers will be amazed to discover that every time they climb onto bicycles and ride like the wind, they are defying gravity! This book explains the physics and history behind bicycles, skateboards, and surfboards. Readers learn what happens from the simplest movement of rolling forward to more complex tricks and stunts of jumping and spinning. Readers will never look at bikes, skateboards or surfboards the same way again.

In this inspiring biography, readers will learn about the incredible journey of Helen Keller. Using informational, Spanish-translated text and expressive images and photos, readers will discover the undeniable determination that Keller had as a young deaf and blind girl and how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her to read, write, speak, and graduate from college. With a timeline, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms, children are given the tools they need to expand their knowledge about this fascinating and inspiring woman. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

"Simple text and color photographs introduce kinds of motion, including motion powered by wind, water, and electricity--in both English and Spanish"--

La historia de la aventura de Alejandro es una historia sobre la búsqueda épica de los límites de lo posible, de lo que somos capaces. Así, desde su Macedonia natal, con su madre bruja y su padre tuerto y artero, ambos espíritus indomables, el jovencísimo Alejandro parece encarnar la curiosidad y el deseo de los jóvenes por probarse, por cuestionar lo que conocen, y sobre todo, por traspasar las expectativas que han caído sobre ellos.