El Arbolito de Navidad

Computers, cell phones, I Pads -- isn’t that what living in this world today is all about? We stay connected to a world that changes every day, and almost every minute. What if we did not have those ways of communications, and had to use books instead? That is what came to mind as I thought of a scenario of a young girl having a dream in which all those ways of technology did not exist, and realizing what it would be like without her “Books on the Shelf.”

¡Cuidado con el superpoder de los pedetes! Todo el mundo cree que Martin es el niño más limpio del pueblo. No saben que también es Superpedete, ¡el superhéroe más apestoso de la historia! Una repugnante y maléfica villana conocida como la Dama de la Cera se dedica a aterrorizar Villapulcra con las pringosas esculturas que hace con su propio cerumen. Pero Superpedete piensa detenerla con las poderosas descargas de su trasero. PEDOS y CERA lidiarán una batalla mortífera. ¿Quién ganará?

Feeling confined in her quiet shore village and wishing she could be at sea, Cristiana is drawn to an old boat called the "Cristóbal Colón," and uses it as her audience as she retells the story of Columbus and his voyages, mixed with her own life and memories.

Anyone can learn computer science—even at the elementary school level. This book delves into the essential computer science skill of defining the problem using age-appropriate language and colorful illustrations. A meaningful storyline is paired with an accessible curricular topic to engage and excite readers. This book introduces readers to a relatable character and familiar situation, which demonstrates how they can define problems in everyday life. Readers will follow a narrator as she tries to find the right materials to build her ship. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction...