Body Parts and Move Your Body / Las Partes Del Cuerpo Y Mueve Tu Cuerpo

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

La hibernación es un ciclo que algunos animales hacen cada año. La mayoría de la gente sabe que los osos hibernan. ¿Pero por qué hibernan? ¿Y qué otros animales hibernan? Hibernation is a cycle that some animals go through every year. Most people know that bears hibernate. But why do they hibernate? And what other animals hibernate?

"Cuento didáctico complementado con canciones, rimas y una pequeña pieza teatral, para niños de a partir de 5 años que explican, a través de las divertidas clases y excursiones de nuestra maestra Teresa, el origen y la elaboración del arroz. Los alumnos de Teresa quieren saber de dónde viene el arroz, el alimento más consumido en el mundo. Así que visitan un arrozal, donde descubren que crece en lugares cubiertos de agua, y después una fábrica de arroz. Únete a la clase y apréndelo todo sobre el ciclo del arroz."--

This nonfiction book explores the history, culture, customs, and beliefs of California's American Indian tribes including the Chumash, Tongva, Hupa, Yokuts, Quechan, and Coso tribes. Detailed primary source images in conjunction with Spanish text provide 3rd grade students with an inviting reading and learning experience as they build their social studies knowledge. This book includes basic informational text features including a glossary, an index, table of contents, and reader's guide. Students will be intrigued by Native American history with this fascinating nonfiction Spanish book.