Caliente Y Frío

"Read along with our spy as he discovers all kinds of underwater creatures that are blue! This book uses simple sentences and colorful illustrations to help early readers practice their reading skills"--

How are crayons made? Clear wax is melted in a factory. Once it's melted, color is added to it, it is poured into crayon-shaped molds, cooled, and wrapped in a paper label. Sorted into sets, the brightly colored crayons are boxed and sent in trucks to stores to be sold to you.

Some people are afraid of mice, but these tiny critters are full of interesting facts. Through both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, learn how little mice are taken care of and how some of these itty bitty animals are even kept as pets or used to run tests. From tiny pink pups to wild mice invading your home, these animals will help readers learn definitions and early concepts with the use of full-color pictures and a great picture glossary. Strong picture-text correlation aids in comprehension Reading level supports beginning readers Picture glossary helps develop vocabulary...

¡Hola! Me llamo Lucía y vivo con mis padres, mi hermano pequeño y mi perro. ¡Me gusta jugar con mis amigos, practicar deporte e ir de vacaciones! También voy a la escuela y hago deberes, por supuesto... como la mayoría de niños. Esta es una pequeña historia dentro de una gran historia, la del mundo y su diversidad. De la mano de Lucía, descubriremos cómo es la vida de los niños de todos los rincones del planeta. ¡Una realidad con muchos colores representada con infografías y datos para que aprender sea muy visual y divertido!

During the American Civil War, the United States was on the brink of falling apart irrevocably. As states seceded and brother turned against brother, hope for reconciliation was dim. This conflict, an essential topic of the social studies curriculum, is skillfully presented from its origins in the Southern slave-trade economy to bloody battles and, later, Reconstruction. Striking photographs and artwork of integral events and people will resonate with readers, while interesting sidebar information gives them more to reflect on about this terrible war and the lessons it taught us.