Ruby Sisson Library

This book provides a brief explanation of the form and function of gases and simple examples of their use in the world around us.

This book provides a brief explanation of the form and function of liquids and simple examples of their use in the world around us.

As they prepare to make the traditional, pillowy bread called sopaipilla, Christina's grandmother tells about the time her great-grandfather, aided by a scarecrow, brought an end to a drought and, in the process, helped make the first sopaipilla.

This book uses everyday examples to describe inclined planes as simple ways to make lifting, pushing, moving, and building easier.

This book provides a brief explanation of the form and function of wedges and simple examples of their use in the world around us.

This book provides a brief explanation of the form and function of levers and simple examples of their use in the world around us.

Six-year-old Ana looks forward to growing older and being allowed more responsibility in making the tamales for the family's Christmas celebrations.

In this cumulative Cuban folktale, a bossy rooster dirties his beak when he eats a kernel of corn and must find a way to clean it before his parrot uncle's wedding. Includes a glossary of Spanish words and information about the different birds in the story.

"The güira slides kish-kish-kish. The accordion stretches wah-wee-wah. ¡Vamonos! Learn about merengue instruments and their sounds in English and Spanish."--