National Geographic Readers: Los Pandas

Humphrey Carpenter, autor entre otros libros de una biografia del poeta W.H. Auden, narra en esta obra la larga carrera de J.R.R. Tolkien desde las vicisitudes de una infancia dificil a los trabajos y obligaciones de la vida academica, como profesor en la Universidad de Oxford. Carpenter ha escrito esta primera biografia del creador de la Tierra Media, consultando documentos ineditos, y entrevistando a parientes y amigos.

Making a decision can sometimes be tough. Consider how difficult it is for people to make decisions as a group. It definitely is a skill that must be learned and exercised. This book uses age-appropriate text to explore how leadership and communication can help groups, from students to politicians, make decisions. The text also offers insight on how to deal with people in groups who aren't positively contributing to the decision-making process. Readers will enjoy learning about working with others to make decisions and other valuable civics concepts from the C3 Framework for Social Studies.

English-Spanish bilingual edition teaches young children simple manners and kind behavior. When children are kind, courteous, and respectful, people enjoy being around them and reciprocate with the same behavior. Use this English-Spanish bilingual book to teach manners and help young children understand the importance of showing politeness, speaking kindly, using basic courtesies (“please,” “thank you,” “excuse me”), and respecting the feelings of others. A section at the back of the book, in both English and Spanish, provides questions for discussion, scenarios, and role-play...

If it were possible to shrink down and take a tour of a human body, would you want to go? Readers will get that chance when they explore the body of a guy named Marty, who will let them check out the body systems that keep his heart beating and his body moving every day. With the help of a tiny ship that goes through his ears and all the way through his digestive system, readers will learn exactly what they are made of with this great book.