Indígenas de California: Read-Along eBook

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 book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. This primary source biography focuses on the life and times of Junípero Serra, the Franciscan missionary who created missions that stretched from San Francisco to San Diego. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need...

Learn how ornithologists are using modern technology to help migratory birds. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, this Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Discover...

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.

La pasión amorosa, auténtico motor de gran parte de la mejor literatura, aparece en El desierto del amor como objeto de análisis en sus aspectos más oscuros. A partir de Maria Cross, la protagonista de esta novela que atraviesa un sinfín de miserias morales, Mauriac analiza los conflictos que habitan en el interior de los humanos, su lucha constante contra el mal, desde una particular entonación romántica.El desierto del amor es una novela turbadora, donde Mauriac reconstruye con precisión quirúrgica la psique de tres personajes atrapados por la soledad, la degradación de un mundo...

¿A qué niño o niña no le gusta aprender sobre colores, ciencia y arcoíris?Ya sea que se trate de papá o mamá leyendo el libro al más pequeño de los niños o de un maestro o bibliotecario que lo comparte como parte de su plan de lección o la hora del cuento, "¿Sabías que? The Rainbow Edition "fomenta el aprendizaje de los colores y los arcoíris, promueve el pensamiento crítico y evalúa el conocimiento de los colores de una manera divertida y significativa. Además, los lectores más jóvenes disfrutarán mostrando su conocimiento de lectura y colores mientras agregan nuevas...

Uno de los 10 mejores libros del 2016 según The New York Times. Finalista del Man Booker Prize 2016. Uno de los mejores libros del 2016 según Amazon.com He aquí el hombre: un hombre hediondo, borracho, brutalmente sanguinario. Henry Drax es el principal arponero del Volunteer , un barco ballenero que zarpa desde Yorkshire para dirigirse a las ricas aguas de caza del Círculo Polar Ártico. A bordo del barco está el joven e inexperto Patrick Sumner; un cirujano y antiguo miembro del ejército que no tiene otra alternativa que embarcarse como médico en lo que será un violento, sucio y...

In this inspiring Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. Readers will feel engaged and inspired as they read about Rudolph's incredible journey from a young girl with polio, to her first encounter with track and field, to becoming one of the best Olympic athletes of her time! A timeline of Rudolph's life, a glossary, and index are provided for further understanding of the content and improvement in vocabulary.