La intuición: el sexto sentido / Intuition: The Sixth Sense


Book Description

Intuition is our “gut feeling” that warns us of potential danger and informs our understanding of right and wrong. This bilingual book defines this sense of intuition for young readers using examples rendered in both English and standard Latin American Spanish. Spreads explain how the five senses inform our intuition and the importance of tuning in to your intuitive feelings.




El gusto / Taste


Book Description

The sense of taste can bring pleasure to the everyday act of eating. This bilingual English and standard Latin American Spanish volume explains taste, from the role of the tongue and the taste buds to how taste interacts with the sense of smell.




La vista / Sight


Book Description

Discuses the importance of sight as one of the five senses.




El tacto / Touch


Book Description

The sense of touch is unique in that it involves the whole body, through the nerves in our skin. Through bilingual spreads of English and Spanish text, emerging readers will discover how this sense works, why different areas of the body have more or less sensitivity, and how touch can alert us to danger.




El olfato / Smell


Book Description

From blooming flowers to stinky socks, our sense of smell helps us create an informed impression of the world around us. Readers of this bilingual book will learn through simple English and Spanish text how the sense of smell works, how animals’ senses of smell differ from that of humans, and how the sense of smell works with the sense of taste.




El oído / Hearing


Book Description

Using basic English and standard Latin American Spanish text, this bilingual book teaches kids how sound waves travel and how our ears and our brain collect and interpret those sound waves. Spreads also define hearing impairments, and why loud noises are harmful to the ears, and how to protect the ears from these sounds.




Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults


Book Description

The short preface is in Spanish and English. Annotations are in English only. Arrangement is by country of publication and within that, by subject. Indexed by author and title. Entries identify appropriate grade levels. Most of the books included have been published since 1986, were in print as of December 1988, and come from Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Spain, the US, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Kids Learn! Getting Ready for 1st Grade (Second Language Support) - eBook


Book Description

Keep students sharp and prevent learning loss with activities aligned to Common Core and other state standards in this second edition bilingual resource. Students risk falling behind at the start of a new school year without practicing skills learned in the previous year. This parent-involvement resource is designed to bridge the away-from-school gap with reading, writing, and mathematics activities that reinforce learning from kindergarten and prepare students for first grade. A 14-page introduction section for parents and instructions for each student activity are written in both English and Spanish to help parents get involved in their child's education. With quick and fun family activities, this is the perfect full-color resource to set students up for a successful school year.