Indígenas de California: Read-Along eBook

Learn how engineers are racing to save the city of Venice from sinking and flooding. This Spanish STEAM reader features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to teach problem solving.

Imagine a city with no cars or streets and where people ride boats to get around. This place is Venice, Italy. Built on a lagoon, Venice is in trouble. The city is sinking, and engineers are racing to save it before it is too late. Learn about the efforts to save Venice from the sea. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM ...

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...

Most people use maps every day. But imagine a time when a map of a place didn’t exist. Without a map, how would you get there? How would you know how to get around? Navigate through history as you learn the art, science, history, and importance of making maps. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections...

A la poesía taurina, dice Carlos Marzal, le conviene ser menos taurina que poética. La propia riqueza ritual de la fiesta, en efecto, representa uno de sus mayores riesgos literarios, porque pone a disposición de los poetas un atrezo, un repertorio de elementos adjetivos que tienden al tremendismo o los oropeles gremiales, el costumbrismo circunstancial o la grandilocuencia funeraria. Buscando la sutileza, la levedad, y al mismo tiempo el núcleo esencial de la tauromaquia, esta antología personal prescinde de los clásicos más obvios -Manuel Machado, Gerardo Diego, Lorca, Alberti o...

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

¿Regalas detalles de San Valentín a tus familiares o amigos? Aprende acerca de esta celebración de amor y descubre cómo la gente muestra su afecto en este día especial. Las fotografias llenas de color y el texto cuidadosamente organizado en niveles hacen de este ejemplar una útil introducción a este día especial. Las preguntas de pensamiento crítico a nivel apropiado ayudan a desarrollar habilidades de lectura informativa. Do you give valentines to your friends or family? Learn about the holiday of love and find out how people show their affection on this special day. Full-color...

This book makes learning about the concept of opposites fun, as readers discover recognizable examples of objects that are hot and cold! Using colorful photographs that connect to simple text, alongside exciting and recognizable sight words, young readers will enjoy learning about hot and cold things, while also building confidence in their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.