¡Estar atento! ¡Hay un tiburón! Aprenda todo sobre este famoso depredador y vea fotografías de color de la variedad de tipos, desde un pequeño cachorro (tiburón bebé) hasta un gran blanco. Los diagramas ayudarán a los lectores a identificar las partes del cuerpo de los tiburones, mientras que las preguntas de pensamiento crítico y otras grandes características ayudan a desarrollar habilidades de lectura de no ficción. Look out! There's a shark! Learn all about this famous predator and see full-color photographs of the variety of types, from a small pup (baby shark) to a Great White. Diagrams will help readers identify the body parts of sharks, while age-appropriate critical thinking questions and other great features help build nonfiction reading skills. Now in Spanish!

 In 1959, Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba after overthrowing the government of Fulgencio Batista. In response, thousands of Cubans fled the island, mostly to the United States. This book tells the stories of these Cubans in exile, all of whom overcame great obstacles to escape the brutal Castro regime. Neither a history of Cuba nor of Castro, this book illuminates the underrepresented legacy of the Cuban Exile Community and celebrates their continued thriving in a new country.

The Rands Conspiracy takes the reader on a Bourne-style chase as Josh and his development team run for their lives after creating an experimental spyware program for the powerful government funded Rands Group. Josh Borland was taking unemployment rather well. His sudden termination from the Rands Group was unexpected, but he was vacationing in the sun and the sand with others in the same virtual boat. In the morning Josh finds himself hung over but alive. In fact, he is the only one still alive. Josh does his best to gather his friends from Rands in order to unravel the mystery, but more importantly, to keep them alive. The Rands Conspiracy is a short, fast-paced and absorbing novel foreshadowing what may well become the experience of citizens worldwide a mere five years down the road. Beverly Eakman, columnist & award-winning author. Vist the author at JonBatson

Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about clown fish. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.

Exploring the ways in which language comprises the implicit or explicit curriculum of teaching and learning in multicultural science settings, this book contributes to scholarship on the role of language in developing classroom scientific communities of practice, expands that work by highlighting the challenges faced specifically by ethnic- and linguistic-"minority" students and their teachers in joining those communities, and showcases exemplary teaching and research initiatives for helping to meet these challenges.

Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about jellyfish. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.

The Use Of Real-Life Images, Simple Nonfiction Text, And Colorful Art Help To Teach Real Ideas And Basic Concepts.