Viaje dentro del cuerpo humano (A Trip Through the Human Body)

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.

Coders are one of the reasons our computers, tablets, and smartphones can do things we couldn't have even imagined just a few years ago. It's no surprise that coders are in high demand right now and that isn't likely to slow down. Readers will learn about the basics of coding and how to turn their creative ideas into reality on the computer screen. They'll also understand why coding will become even more important as technology continues to grow and change. Colorful photographs showing the roles and education of a coder provide readers with an easy way to envision themselves in this...

In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpré Author Award and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War. En este poético libro de memorias—ganador del premio Pura Belpré de autor, finalista del premio de YALSA de no ficción y premio de honor Walter Dean Myers—la aclamada autora Margarita Engle recrea su infancia, que transcurrió a caballo entre dos culturas durante la Guerra Fría. Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother’s tropical island...

Martin Luther King, Jr. used peaceful protests to become one of the worlds greatest African-American Civil Rights leaders. Readers will learn all about his interesting and inspiring life in this engaging biographical reader that features informational, Spanish-translated text, vibrant images and a timeline of Kings life.

Laura vive con su abuela Ana en un tranquilo pueblo rodeado de montañas. Su abuela es experta contando cuentos. Un buen día, después de una fuerte tormenta, Ana empieza a contarle un cuento fantástico. Un relato de aventuras, magia y amor que hipnotizará a la pequeña Laura durante varias semanas, hasta el punto incluso de reconocer a algunos personajes del cuento en personas de la vida real.

James Hoff tiene diecisiete años y no sabe muy bien qué quiere hacer en la vida. Solo sabe que el mundo se abalanza hacia la destrucción total, pilotado por una raza de seres (los humanos) ávidos de dinero y habituados a lujos tontos a los que no son capaces de renunciar. Sí: la situación es desesperada, y no hay nada que se pueda hacer al respecto salvo escribir textos furibundos que, al final, solo lee el profesor de Lengua. Si al menos Sadie Kinell cortara de una vez con el pesado de Will y volviera con James, tal vez este pudiera ver el mundo de manera diferente. Pero eso es tan...