En El Jardín

The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. More than 1,700 years later, in 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildings and beautiful mosaics. This easy-to-read account is gripping and includes photos of the ruins.

Una colección de libros que invita a viajar al pasado remoto. Las aventuras de un enorme herbívoro prehistórico. La colección Dino-historias conjunta la divulgación con la narrativa de aventuras. Mediante los recursos propios del cómic, también llamado novela gráfica, estos libros recrean la vida en la prehistoria y muestran las características, hábitos, alimentación y otros datos relevantes en torno a los grandes dinosaurios. Todo ello mediante emocionantes relatos de lucha y supervivencia. Este volumen en particular trae hasta nosotros al iguanodonte, cuyo nombre quiere decir...

Readers find out what it's like for astronauts to eat, sleep, and work on a manned space flight in this adventurous, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Children will discover what it's like to be weightless in zero gravity, how Mission control helps keep astronauts safe, and what astronauts do during their free time through vivid photographs, interesting, informative text, and stimulating facts.

Many people depend on blue crabs from the Chesapeake Bay for their jobs. But overfishing and changes in the blue crabs' habitats have reduced their numbers. Learn how scientists have stepped in to study these blue beauties so that they can keep a healthy crab population. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is...