Tu voto, tu voz ebook

Nature is not always kind. Natural disasters like earthquakes and storms can wipe out cities. Entire cultures and their histories are at risk of being lost. When disaster strikes, some people work to save cultural items. They preserve culture for the future! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for...

Practice nonstandard measurement at the zoo! This exciting, Spanish-translated title encourages readers to practice measuring their favorite zoo animals, such as elephants, giraffes, pandas, and more. A gorilla weighs the same as three men! When a cheetah runs, its stride length is the length of three men! An elephant weighs the same as three pickup trucks! Vivid images, fun practice questions, early STEM themes, and helpful mathematical diagrams make nonstandard measurement entertaining and easy for children to understand.

Una isla salvaje en el sur de Alaska, a la que solamente puede accederse en barco o hidroavión, repleta de frondosos bosques húmedos y montañas escarpadas. Este es el inhóspito decorado que Jim ha elegido para fortalecer las relaciones con su hijo Roy, a quien apenas conoce. Doce meses por delante, viviendo en una cabaña apartada de todo y de todos, colaborando hombro con hombro: parece una buena oportunidad para estrechar lazos y recuperar el tiempo perdido. Pero la situación, poco a poco, deviene claustrofóbica, asfixiante, insostenible.

Guadalajara esconde en su geografía un gran número de rincones desconocidos para la mayoría de los senderistas. Las 30 rutas que propone esta guía nos harán descubrir solitarios caminos de montaña, profundos barrancos y extensos bosques donde la naturaleza y el paisaje se han conservado casi intactos.Castros celtíberos, iglesias románicas y castillos medievales también nos acompañaran en esta selección de recorridos, evocándonos épocas pasadas.

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...