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What do churros, macarons, and strudel have in common? In order to bake them successfully, pastry chefs must use fractions! Students will learn comparing fractions while engaged in reading about delectable desserts from around the world. This Spanish book combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. The glossary, index, and table of contents will further understanding of reading and math concepts, and the full-color images, practice problems, and math graphs and charts make learning math easy,...

People from around the world visit America's national parks to explore their wonder and beauty. The National Park Service (NPS) has been guiding and enhancing their experiences for more than a century. The NPS's mission is to protect, preserve, and open up these areas for everyone's "enjoyment, education, and inspiration." Learn how their hard work ensures the parks are enjoyable and accessible for everyone with this fascinating Spanish Informational Text created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution! Build reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics...

Readers will learn about the important relationship between producers and consumers as well as buyers and sellers and how they all work together to create a healthy economy. This instructive volume defines basic economic concepts like goods and services and explains production with examples of the different types of production. It also covers the primary and secondary industries that produce goods. Concepts such as marketing and advertising are also covered, for a well-rounded view of this fascinating aspect of the economy.

Diario de un gato (Yawmiyyat hirr, Beirut, 1998) nos cuenta sin estridencias la “normalidad” de la vida diaria de Beirut en plena guerra civil. Esa cotidianeidad se verá rota por un hecho puntual que obligará al protagonista, el mimado gato Ziko, a tomar una decisión que de modo irreversible cambiará su destino. La guerra, el refugio en edificios derruidos, las explosiones, las trincheras y los juegos de los niños en la calle recorren una historia llena de humanidad que pretende hacernos reflexionar sobre los errores del pasado para que no volvamos a cometerlos. Aunque escrita en...