Ciencias

In order to maintain careful control over the safety and accuracy of their experiments, scientists often work in laboratories. Labs give scientists the space and equipment they need to make their greatest discoveries. Readers will tour some of the world's most incredible laboratories, from the ocean research vessel that can flip from a vertical position to a horizontal one to the massive International Space Station. This well-written book will help readers identify key facts about science topics. The engaging content allows readers to draw connections between historical events and scientific ideas.

Many people believe that careers in science are difficult, dull, and boring. However, this is far from the truth. Readers will discover how science careers can be full of adventure and excitement as they learn about researchers who study the insides of active volcanoes, inventors who build incredible new robots, divers who swim alongside fearsome sharks, and much more. They will also find out how they can begin thrilling science careers of their own. This well-written book will help readers identify key facts about science topics. The engaging content allows readers to draw connections between historical events and scientific ideas.

No se necesita hacer mucho para ahorrar electricidad.

Tomar medidas puede ser tan simple como apagar las luces cuando se sale de una habitación o usar el "poder de las personas" en lugar de los automóviles para moverse.

Los niños aprenden esto y más sobre lo que pueden hacer para ayudar en 10 cosas que puedo hacer para ahorrar electricidad.

"What does a scientist do?

A scientist asks questions.

Then a scientist experiments to find answers.

Scientists use their eyes and ears to experiment.

Scientists also touch and smell to experiment.

Would you like to be a scientist today?  First, you have to ask a question.

You might ask, "How can I get ketchup out of this plastic bottle?

The natural world comes alive for young readers with Rookie Read-About Science!

Rookie Read-About Physical Science series introduces the youngest readers to physical science concepts. Each book features critical-thinking questions throughout the text; a simple, hands-on experiment; a glossary and more.

Did you know that you can buy bacon- or pickle-flavored gum?

Did you know that monkeys and apes have been known to chew gum from trees? Those are just some of the fascinating tidbits kids will discover in 10 Fascinating Facts About Chewing Gum.

Where does your water come from?

Water falls as rain or snow.

Water collects in rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Some of this water can be cleaned and used for drinking.

People work to make sure Earth has enough clean water.

This book will tell you how you can help.

This book explains the importance of preserving the earth's freshwater supply and gives students easy rules for saving water. 

Did you ever think about where all your garbage goes?

What happens when garbage dumps are full?

Look inside to learn how to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

These three R's will help you cut down on trash and keep Earth healthy.

These lively nonfiction readers feature full-color photographs and simple text, arranged into short, manageable chapters. Includes a vocabulary-building glossary, index, and resource list, too!

"A leaf is part of a tree.

A buzz is part of a bee.

A wheel is part of a skate..."

Big things are made up of many smaller things:

There can be no skates without wheels, a rose isn't a rose without its thorn, and a train needs a caboose to be complete.

With bright color illustrations and simple, rhyming text, this book shows how even the smallest things become parts of something bigger.

It's hard to imagine that a mighty oak tree starts out as a tiny acorn, but it's true!

This book takes readers step by step through the life cycle of this stunning addition to our landscape.

"Have you ever seen a daffodil bulb?

These small, brown bulbs have layers of food stored inside.

They grow into beautiful flowers.

Read on to find out more about how daffodils grow."

Facts and photographs about the life cycles of familiar plants and foods are accessible to beginning readers in these high-interest books. Enthusiasm and interest will sprout when youngster encounter these colorful photos, graphic images, facts-in-brief, word hunts, and more.

Find out about critters in camouflage:

"What can you see?

Can you see a lion?

The lion is using camouflage.

Camouflage is coloring that makes animals look like what is around them.

Camouflage helps animals hide.

The shape of an animal can be camouflage, too.

It can help an animal look like something it is not.

This helps the animal hide..."

With eight snaking arms and a shapeless body, the octopus is unlike any other animal in the ocean.

Readers will learn about various aspects of the octopus, including its high intelligence level, its masterful ability for camouflage and other defense mechanisms, and its reproductive behavior. Squids and other octopus relatives are also discussed.

Filled with dramatic underwater images by award-winning photographer David Hall, each book in the Undersea Encounters series brings you face to face with remarkable creatures, from pygmy seahorses the size of a fly to giant squid as long as a school bus.  

Children's Press. 

¿Te has fijado en los objetos, máquinas y muebles que tienes a tu alrededor? Todos han sido inventados por alguien. Y muchos de ellos fueron ideados por mujeres, por chicas que, como tú, querían mejorar el mundo. Es imposible hablar de todos los inventos y de todas las inventoras, pero aquí tienes una bonita y divertida selección. ¡Acércate un poco más y zambúllete en un mundo de progreso!

Ya sabemos mucho sobre lo que hicieron «ellos» y ahora toca hablar de «nosotras».

A True Book: Space series dives into the many components that make each planet distinctive and exceptional, as well as explore many of the other components that make up Space. Lexile 840, Guided Reading Level Q, 48 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x18x21 cms, Ann O. Squire, 5 a 8 años.

Introduces young people to cutting edge techniques of scientific investigation, the most current discoveries, and the way that those discoveries are interpreted to throw new light on our understanding of ourselves and the world around us., 64 páginas, Tapa Dura, 1x18x26 cms, Michael Burgan, 8 a 14 años.

Why the Sky is Far Away, Why Thunder chases Lightning, Why Sun and Moon live in the Sky are some of the interrogants developed on this interesting book. What is a Porquoi Tale? What is the purpose of a porquoi tale? How do you read it? 

A Story about alliens that look like people, who visit the earth at a school and children's houses and all the fun you can get from this Story told as a Play, children can perform their best at your school class or Theatre. Lexile 1100, Guided Reading Level M, 16 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x17x24 cms, Ruth Romer and Candice Kramer, 8 a 14 años.