Increíble pero real: Criaturas diminutas (Strange but True: Tiny Creatures) (Spanish Version)

Find out the truth about our bodies and learn exactly what makes us human in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title! Featuring detailed, vibrant images, diagrams, and charts that familiarize readers with digestion, the circulatory system, and bacteria in conjunction with biological and anatomical vocabulary, readers will learn all about gross anatomy, some of the amazing things our bodies can do, and how it performs day-to-day activities--from digesting to pumping blood.

Blobfish, pangolin, and flower mantis are just a few of the names of the bizarre bugs and animals that readers will learn about in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Through vibrant images and photos, informational text, a glossary of terms, and an index, readers will learn some of the strange ways that arthropods, invertebrates, and mammals have adapted over time to camouflage themselves and develop interesting ways to keep predators away.

Simple text and color photographs show what life is like on a ranch, covering cattle, corrals, roundups, and other topics.

The underlying theme of Three Centuries of Greek Culture under the Roman Empire is the idea that, under Roman rule, Greek culture was still alive and dynamic and continued to exert a degree of cultural domination, either real or apparent. So, we hope to analyse the meanings of concepts such as “Greek” or “Greece” in the Empire. Are we right to assume that there was a clear opposition between Greek and Roman? Or would it be more accurate to speak of a “Graeco-Roman world”? It would certainly be possible to make a list of “elements of identity”, on both sides —Greek and...

How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they’re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish biography provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. This primary source book focuses on the lives of famous Californians including John Muir, Dorothea Lange, Sally Ride, and Cesar Chavez. Learn about California’s history while building reading comprehension and social studies literacy. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time ...

Producto de toda una vida de investigación, esta magnífica obra compendia, sintetiza e interpreta todos los conocimientos que hoy día pueden obtenerse en torno a la comedia romana. En ella, los autores, especialistas de reconocido prestigio, analizan los géneros que la conformaron –en orden cronológico, palliata, togata, atellana y mimo– poniendo especial énfasis en las figuras, sin excluir a ninguna, y las obras que la desarrollaron desde su nacimiento en el siglo III a.C. hasta el final del Imperio. Este libro, concebido como obra de referencia y como monografía científica,...