Nosotros, el pueblo: Valores cívicos en Estados Unidos: Read-Along eBook

Teach young students about the men and women who serve in the armed forces for the United States. This Spanish-translated nonfiction book helps readers understand the importance of our nation's veterans, and how to honor them on Veteran's Day. Primary source documents and images engage readers as they build their literacy skills and social studies content knowledge.

In 1833, American and Tejano colonists wanted independence from the Mexican government. Through a bloody Texas Revolution, the independent Republic of Texas was born! Readers will be enthralled as they make their way through this exciting and compelling book that has been translated into Spanish. This book uses vivid images, intriguing facts and sidebars in conjunction with easy-to-read text and an accessible glossary and index to enlighten readers about such things as the Law of April 6, 1830, the Battle of Gonzalez, the Siege of Bexar, "The Consultation", and The Alamo. Along with these...

Teach students the significance of the capital of the United States, Washington, DC. This Spanish-translated nonfiction book introduces readers to important buildings and monuments in Washington, DC, and helps students understand the city's importance and connection to American history. Primary source images and supporting text work together to engage young learners from cover to cover.

Theodor W. Adorno fue testigo de la relación amorosa entre Alban Berg, el más celebrado compositor de la segunda escuela vienesa, y Hanna Fuchs, hermana de Franz Werfel. Del legado de ésta provienen las 14 cartas «secretas» de Alban Berg a la «amada lejana» que, junto con otros documentos (incluidas dos cartas de Adorno a Helene Berg), conforman el escenario del nacimiento de la Suite Lírica del músico. Los comentarios y análisis biográficos y musicológicos que integran esta edición de las cartas permiten acceder, a partir de la experiencia personal, al proceso creativo de Berg y ...

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

De Sally Lloyd-Jones, autora del best seller Historias Bíblicas de Jesús, viene un nuevo libro edificante en un formato acolchado suave que es perfecto para pequeñas manos. Inspirado por el salmo 139 que comienza: «Oh Señor, me has buscado y me conoces». El texto lírico de Cercano les recuerda a los pequeños que Dios está con ellos donde quiera que vayan en el amplio mundo de Dios. Dios es mi Padre que hizo todo. Y yo soy un pequeño explorador del mundo entero. Él está cerca de mí Y él me protege. Él me ve Y él me conoce. Él es fuerte Y Él me cuida. Él está conmigo,...

Un libro regalo comprometido con la educación y la diversidad. Para toda la familia. Un viaje alrededor de las escuelas del mundo. Conocerás los colegios, las costumbres y realidades de chicos de todos los continentes.